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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Catastrophic fire warnings continue in the south and east of Australia today as temperatures soar into the mid 1 40s. There is a total fire ban in much of Victoria and southern New South Wales. Commuters in Melbourne are facing more delays as the extreme heat causes power failures and cancellation 2 of trains. The city Mel sweltered through its hottest night ever with temperatures at midnight still at 37 degrees. 


Police are questioning a man over a fatal stabbing in Sydney's west last night. Investigators 3 say a man in his 40s was killed during a dispute at a unit block in Belmore. In another case, a 17-year-old boy was stabbed on a bus at Ambarvale while a teenage girl was stabbed during a fight at Surry Hills. 


Chinese officials say they've wrapped up their investigation 4 into the former Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu and are now waiting for prosecutors 5 to decide whether his case will go to trial. 


And tombs found in Egypt have shed new light on the lives of the men who built the pyramids. Archaeologists say the graves suggest the pyramids were built by free workers and not slaves. They ate meals regularly, worked in three-month shifts and were given the honour of being buried  in mud brick tombs. 


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1 mid
adj.中央的,中间的
  • Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
  • He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。
2 cancellation
n.删除,取消
  • Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大,可能须要取消渡轮服务。
  • Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。
3 investigators
n.调查者,审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 investigation
n.调查,调查研究
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
5 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 ); 告发人; 起诉人; 公诉人
  • In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方,检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
  • You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
学英语单词
acaulose
acceptor for honor
accessory food
accumulation ring
aero(aeronautical)
almanac
anti-corrosion insulation
Arnum
arrgt.
azoxyglycoside
Brachymeniopsis
carcinogenic test
carrier-bag
cis-configuration
computer mail
control transfer statement
Corydalis dajingensis
cushion depth
danzhi xiaoyao pills
data polling
desterilization
Dnister
duration of working cycle
economic stimuli
epithelial carcinoma
ERT-A
exercise capacity
expense control
florestal
flowchart system
functional explanation
genemotor
go-kart
hahlmahn
Hunta
information system access lines
internally thin set
internationalize
kneecap supporter
kupaphrite
laias
lateral tract of cilia
lead bank
leave a margin on the page
lengthsman
lesser occipital nerve
like a bad halfpenny
macnaughton
mark-space
Meghālaya, State of
metagonimiasis
micklely
miniplate
monolithic magnetic head
Moses, Grandma
multi-tool cutting
multicult
Murgoo
no contest clause
not take no for an answer
palaeoethology
parallel multiplication
peacock ore(bornite)
phenol alkylation with olefin
plate characteristic
portable powered sprinkler
preen-gland
prunifolium
pupes
quality supervision
relative rotational stiffness
repariment
retrieval film
separate airflow
shear catastrophe
sheer crepe
sinusoidal motion
slave market
snap sb's head off
sodium monoxide
solid gas circuit breaker
sorting by exchanging
stereoplotting instrument
stiif
sunnere
Swertia dichotoma
synsedimentary structure
taglia
tantalum trichloride
tisbury
title characters
Toussaint's formula
Toxotai
United Malays National Organization
ventilation by forced draft
visible polygon
vitellophages
Warsaw pact
welbecks
xcviii
yump
zimmermanns graphic method