澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-10-18
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2011年
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The Foreign Affairs Department says it does not have any official confirmation 1 at this stage that an Australian teenager accused of buying drugs in Bali will be sent to jail for processing. Indonesian prosecutors 2 say the 14-year-old boy will be sent to Kerobokan Prison. But the department says it's working with the boy's lawyers to find an alternative.
Telstra shareholders 3 are expected to approve a deal to shut down the telco's fixed-line copper 4 network when they meet for their annual meeting today. The $11 billion deal is part of the Federal Government's roll-out of the National Broadband Network. It's one of the last remaining steps in determining Telstra's participation 5 in the NBN.
Israel's Supreme 6 Court is hearing four petitions against a deal to swap 7 more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for the captured soldier Gilad Shalit. Some families of victims of militant 8 attacks want the exchange delayed. But Sergeant 9 Shalit's parents argue any delay could endanger their son's release.
Salvage 10 crews have been in a race against time to pump oil from the stricken cargo 11 ship off the coast of New Zealand. More bad weather was expected in the area overnight, increasing fears the ship could now break up. So far, crews have managed to pump 70 tonnes of oil onto a neighbouring barge 12.
And Thai authorities have evacuated 13 a key industrial estate outside the capital Bangkok because of rising floodwaters. People have been ordered to leave the area after two serious breaches 14 in a flood wall holding water back.
1 confirmation
n.证实，确认，批准
- We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
- We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。
2 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。
3 shareholders
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
- The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
- the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任
4 copper
n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的
- The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
- Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。
5 participation
n.参与，参加，分享
- Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
- The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。
6 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
7 swap
n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易
- I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
- This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。
8 militant
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
- Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
- He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
9 sergeant
n.警官，中士
- His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
- How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？
10 salvage
v.救助，营救，援救；n.救助，营救
- All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.抢救失事船只的一切努力都失败了。
- The salvage was piled upon the pier.抢救出的财产被堆放在码头上。
11 cargo
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
- The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
- A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
12 barge
n.平底载货船，驳船
- The barge was loaded up with coal.那艘驳船装上了煤。
- Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying them by barge.通过铁路运货的成本比驳船运货成本高出近3倍。