澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-13
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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Traffic on Sydney’s Harbour Bridge is slowly flowing again this morning. Police had to close the bridge this morning when a lone 1 protester climbed to the top of it and unfurled two banners about his children. He was coaxed 2 down around seven o’clock this morning, but not before causing massive traffic gridlock around the city.
There won’t be any targets in the Government’s population plan which will be released today. Population Minister Tony Burke has been working on the strategy for more than a year. It’s expected to focus on the economic benefits of population growth and just how to manage the country’s infrastructure 3 needs.
A NATO air strike on Colonel Gaddafi’s Tripoli compound has killed three people and injured more than 20. The attack came just hours after the Libyan leader made his first appearance on state TV in two weeks. Meanwhile, rebel leaders are in London for talks. They met the British Prime Minister David Cameron who invited them to set up an office in London.
Security forces have reportedly used batons 4 to break up a large student demonstration 5 in Syria’s second biggest city. This amateur vision apparently 6 shows thousands of students in Aleppo staging a demonstration outside their dormitories. They were demanding an end to the military crackdown. The United States has again condemned 7 the violence and is urging Syrian authorities to talk to the demonstrators.
And a 91-year-old convicted war criminal has escaped jail because of his age. A German court has found the man guilty of helping 8 to murder almost 30,000 Jews at a Nazi 9 death camp during World War II.
1 lone
adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的
- A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
- She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。
2 coaxed
v.哄，用好话劝说( coax的过去式和过去分词 )；巧言骗取；哄劝，劝诱
- She coaxed the horse into coming a little closer. 她哄着那匹马让它再靠近了一点。
- I coaxed my sister into taking me to the theatre. 我用好话哄姐姐带我去看戏。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3 infrastructure
n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施
- We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
- We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
4 batons
n.（警察武器）警棍( baton的名词复数 )；（乐队指挥用的）指挥棒；接力棒
- There were many riot policemen with batons. 有许多带警棍的防暴警察。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Chinese police fight? Number one is a person with batons to fight! 满街飘的中国国旗，是一个老华侨在事发时那出来分给大家的，很感动，真的，从来一向多一事不如少一事的中国人今天团结到一起站出来反抗。 来自互联网
5 demonstration
n.表明，示范，论证，示威
- His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
- He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。
6 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。