澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-11
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Now Rupert Murdoch has arrived in London to be greeted by a political storm over the phone hacking 1 scandal. The last edition of the News of the World has hit the streets, but it’s done nothing to calm the crisis. Britain’s Labour leader is calling on Mr Murdoch to abandon his bid to take control of Britain’s satellite TV service BSkyB.
Dozens of people have died when a packed passenger train derailed in northern India. Up to 100 others were injured in the accident. India’s prime minister says he’s shocked by the loss of life and has ordered an investigation 2 into what caused the derailment.
Australia’s Deputy Foreign Affairs and Trade Secretary has met Libyan rebel leaders in Benghazi. Paul Grigson is the first senior Government official to visit Libya since the uprising began in February. Australia has already recognised the rebel council as the country’s legitimate 3 government. Mr Grigson has also vowed 4 to continue providing humanitarian 5 aid to Libya.
Two workers have been rescued from a collapsed 7 coal mine in southern China. The men had been trapped underground for more than a week and they were discovered in a ventilation shaft 8 that had filled with sludge. Eight miners died in the collapse 6. Twelve other workers are still missing.
The Syrian government has begun talks with its opponents in a bid to stop continuing protests. The two-day meeting will discuss a range of political reforms, but many opposition 9 leaders and protest organisers are refusing to attend. They say they won’t negotiate with the government until it stops killing 10 civilians 11.
1 hacking
n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动
- The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
- We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。
2 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。
3 legitimate
adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法
- Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
- That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
4 vowed
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
5 humanitarian
n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
6 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
7 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
8 shaft
n.(工具的)柄，杆状物
- He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
- This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。
9 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。