澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-06-20
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 Defence Secretary Robert Gates has confirmed his country is having preliminary talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan. He says they’ve been going on for some weeks, but are still in the very early stages. Now it’s the first time the US has acknowledged contact with the Taliban and Mr Gates says he doesn’t expect any results before the end of the year.
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has postponed 1 a party to mark the first anniversary of his ousting 2 from the top job. His wife Therese Rein 3 made the announcement on Twitter, blaming media interest for the postponement 4. There’s been growing tension in the Labor 5 Party as Friday’s anniversary approaches.
Another protest has begun in Athens as Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou appeals to his parliament to push through tough economic reforms. Mr Papandreou has warned a debt default could be catastrophic for Europe. He’s told the parliament that Greece is at a critical crossroads and must embrace international help.
NATO has now acknowledged responsibility for an air strike that killed several civilians 7 in Tripoli. It says it had been targeting a military missile site. It also says one of its rockets went astray possibly because of a weapon system failure and admits there may have been civilian 6 casualties.
And the Federal Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig has flown to Indonesia for talks on the live cattle trade. The minister will meet his Indonesian counterpart today. Senator Ludwig says the Government is committed to reaching an agreement that would allow the trade to resume.
1 postponed
vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）
- The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
- The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。
2 ousting
驱逐( oust的现在分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺
- The resulting financial chaos led to the ousting of Bristol-Myers' s boss. 随后引发的财政混乱导致了百时美施贵宝的总裁下台。
- The ousting of the president has drawn widespread criticism across Latin America and the wider world. 洪都拉斯总统被驱逐时间引起拉丁美洲甚至全世界的广泛批评。
3 rein
n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治
- The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
- He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。
4 postponement
n.推迟
- He compounded with his creditors for a postponement of payment. 他与债权人达成协议延期付款。
- Rain caused the postponement of several race-meetings. 几次赛马大会因雨延期。
5 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。