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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 A roadside bomb has killed another Australian soldier in Afghanistan. The soldier, who hasn't been named, was on foot patrol with Afghan troops when the bomb exploded. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has sent her condolences to his family. He's the eighth Australian soldier to die in Afghanistan this year, the 29th since the conflict began. 


 
The family of missing Queensland schoolboy Daniel Morcombe says they feel they're getting closer to finding their son. Police have confirmed a pair of shoes found during the search are the same brand he was wearing when he disappeared almost eight years ago. Three human bones have also been found in bushland on the Sunshine Coast, but the search for the boy's remains 1 has been suspended because of bad weather. 
 
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks' memoir 2 has been shortlisted for the Queensland Premier's Literary Award. If he wins, he'll receive $15,000, but he might not get to keep the money. The Commonwealth 3 DPP has begun court action to seize any money Hicks earns from the book. 
 
Prosecutors 4 in New York have asked a judge to dismiss sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The former head of the International Monetary 5 Fund was arrested in May, accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid. The judge is expected to make a ruling later today. 
 
The United Nations estimates more than 2,200 people have died since the Syrian government crackdown on protesters began in March. The UN's Human Rights Council is holding a special meeting to discuss the violence in Syria.

1 remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
2 memoir
n.[pl.]回忆录,自传;记事录
  • He has just published a memoir in honour of his captain.他刚刚出了一本传记来纪念他的队长。
  • In her memoir,the actress wrote about the bittersweet memories of her first love.在那个女演员的自传中,她写到了自己苦乐掺半的初恋。
3 commonwealth
n.共和国,联邦,共同体
  • He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
  • Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。
4 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。
5 monetary
adj.货币的,钱的;通货的;金融的;财政的
  • The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
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ablepharon
akromikrie
annular syphilid
answering sign
atherospermidine
aurotensine
azimuth sweep circuit
Ban Kldong Song
braxarone
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extremal distance
fevor
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FORTRAN language processor
getpeername
GIF animation
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harses
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Hexoral
Hope Valley
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ilinichna
in your name
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last tender day
like surd
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Turnagain I.
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