澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-06-15
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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Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has been caught out asking a tobacco company for political donations six years ago. The ABC has obtained letters that Ms Roxon wrote to Philip Morris executives back in 2005, inviting 1 them to a $1,500-a-table fund raiser. Now the minister admits sending the letters was a mistake.
All Australian mainland flights will resume this morning. Qantas, Jetstar and Tiger had grounded their Adelaide flights because of the volcanic 2 ash cloud coming across from Chile. Qantas and Jetstar still aren’t flying to or from Tasmania or New Zealand. They’ll reassess that later this morning.
Around 800 people on the New South Wales Mid 3 North Coast have been evacuated 4 as floodwaters there continue rising. Residents in Kempsey are preparing to be inundated 5. The Macleay River is predicted to breach 6 the town’s levees this morning. The Pacific Highway at Kempsey is closed and many local roads are also flooded, leaving some communities isolated 7.
Indonesian police have arrested 16 militants 9 that they believe were plotting attacks against the country. The arrests come just two days before the verdict in the terror trial of Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir. Bashir is facing charges of funding a militant 8 group in Indonesia’s Aceh province.
1 inviting
adj.诱人的，引人注目的
- An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
- The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。
2 volcanic
adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的
- There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
- Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。
3 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。
4 evacuated
撤退者的
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
5 inundated
v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付
- We have been inundated with offers of help. 主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。
- We have been inundated with every bit of information imaginable. 凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 breach
n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破
- We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
- He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。
7 isolated
adj.与世隔绝的
- His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
- Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。