时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年


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Australian citizen Stern Hu and three other Rio Tinto employees will stand trial in China charged with stealing commercial secrets and accepting bribes 1. It's alleged 2 they used improper 3 means to obtain secrets and bribes from several Chinese steel firms. Mr. Hu has been held in detention 4 since July when he was arrested with three Chinese colleagues.


The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will today announce nine million dollars to improve Indigenous 5 health services. The money will go towards 10 Indigenous health centers as part of the government's pledge to halve 6 the gap in mortality rates between Indigenous children and other Australians.


Meanwhile, the former Opposition 7 Leader Malcolm Turnbull will cross the floor today to vote for the government's emissions 8 trading scheme. It will be the third time the ETS has passed through the House of Representatives.


Police in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo have used tear gas and water cannons 9 to break up clashes between government and opposition supporters. Thousands of protesters are demonstrating against the arrest of defeated presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka. He was arrested for treason weeks after the election.


And a teenage boy's recovering in hospital after nearly drowning in flood waters on the Gold Coast. The 15-year-old was sucked into a drainage pipe on the Nerang River last night.


 


We'll have more news later.



1 bribes
n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 );向(某人)行贿,贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 );向(某人)行贿,贿赂
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏
2 alleged
a.被指控的,嫌疑的
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
3 improper
adj.不适当的,不合适的,不正确的,不合礼仪的
  • Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
  • Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。
4 detention
n.滞留,停留;拘留,扣留;(教育)留下
  • He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
  • He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
5 indigenous
adj.土产的,土生土长的,本地的
  • Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
  • Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。
6 halve
vt.分成两半,平分;减少到一半
  • Let's halve the project between our two teams.让我们两个队平均分担这项工程吧。
  • I'll halve expenses with you.我要跟你平均分摊费用。
7 opposition
n.反对,敌对
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
8 emissions
排放物( emission的名词复数 ); 散发物(尤指气体)
  • Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
  • Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
9 cannons
n.加农炮,大炮,火炮( cannon的名词复数 )
  • Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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asthenic form
asura tricolor
Bothriocephalus latus
branling
by-pass capacitor
Calaceite
Caltraghlea
Casas de los Pinos
Cedar Breaks National Monument
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collimating cone
collision threat assessment system
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comunales
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crm (count rate meter)
crude iron
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ductility transition
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fibre needle
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herborist
Herculanean
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implicit schemes
inclinatio Pelvis
insertest
inside broker
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JRT
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long-continued questioning
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masseteric cutaneous ligament
minidomes
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Nanam
night-vision
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Oxford-Groupel
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platform shoe
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