澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-04
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 Greens are officially taking over the balance of power in the Senate today. The Governor-General Quentin Bryce has been swearing in the new Senators in Canberra this morning. The new parliamentarians include four Greens and the Democratic Labor 1 Party Senator from Victoria John Madigan, who will become the first DLP Senator in more than 30 years.
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with manslaughter over the stabbing death of a woman in Melbourne’s north last night. Police say the woman was attacked when she confronted a group of youths for hurling 2 eggs at her house in Lalor. Officers earlier arrested four other females, but they’ve since been released without charge.
Thailand’s Red Shirt-backed opposition 3 has won a landmark 4 election a year after mass anti-government protests. The main opposition, Pheu Thai Party, won a clear majority of parliament’s 500 seats. Yingluck Shinawatra will become the country’s first female prime minister. She’s the sister of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who was ousted 5 in a military coup 6 five years ago.
And Novak Djokovic is now the sports number one ranked player in tennis after claiming his first Wimbledon title. The Serb beat defending champ Rafael Nadal 6:4, 6:1, 1:6, 6:3 in just less than two and a half hours, though he did lose one set. It’s Djokovic’s second major win this year. He’s now played 49 singles matches this year for just one defeat.
1 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
2 hurling
n.爱尔兰式曲棍球v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的现在分词 )；大声叫骂
- The boat rocked wildly, hurling him into the water. 这艘船剧烈地晃动，把他甩到水中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Fancy hurling away a good chance like that, the silly girl! 想想她竟然把这样一个好机会白白丢掉了，真是个傻姑娘！ 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 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。
4 landmark
n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标
- The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
- The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。