澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-23
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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US President Barack Obama isn’t backing away from his call for Middle East peace negotiations 1 based on those 1967 borders. But the president is trying to get Israel back on side. He’s told a powerful pro-Israeli lobby in Washington that the proposal is a mere 2 starting point for negotiations and borders will be based on mutually agreed land swaps 3.
The Federal Government’s Climate Commission will release its first report today, warning the evidence of warming is stronger than ever. It says the latest data show sea levels could rise by up to one metre by the end of the century and the window for acting 4 is rapidly closing.
The Greens look likely to back a parliamentary inquiry 5 into immigration detention 6. The Opposition 7 will move to set up a wide-ranging inquiry when Parliament resumes this week. The Greens say they will support an inquiry as long as it looks at mandatory 8 detention.
In an Australian first, New South Wales is set to introduce a mandatory life sentence for anyone who murders a police officer. The legislation will be introduced into Parliament this week. It has the backing of police, but civil liberties groups say it would erode 9 judicial 10 independence.
And Europe’s air safety authorities are keeping a close eye on Iceland’s most active volcano. It’s erupted, sending a plume 11 of smoke and ash across the country and closing the main airport. Authorities are worried the cloud could drift across Europe, causing airlines to ground flights.
1 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
2 mere
adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过
- That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
- It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
3 swaps
交换( swap的名词复数 )； 交换物，被掉换者
- He swaps his old car for a new motorcycle. 他用旧车换了一辆新摩托车。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
- Swaps the anchor and end points of the current selection. 交换当前所选内容的定位点和结束点。
4 acting
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
5 inquiry
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
- Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
- The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
6 detention
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
- He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
- He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
7 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。
8 mandatory
adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者
- It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
- There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。
9 erode
v.侵蚀，腐蚀，使...减少、减弱或消失
- Once exposed,soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain.一旦暴露在外，土壤很快就会被风雨侵蚀。
- Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits.金融市场的竞争降低了利润。