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 United Nations is pulling its staff out of Tripoli. Angry mobs have been attacking foreign embassies after reports a NATO air strike killed Colonel Gaddafi’s youngest son and three of the leader’s grandchildren. The mob burnt Britain’s embassy to the ground. Britain retaliated 1 by expelling Libya’s ambassador. 


 
Police in Melbourne have shot dead a man they say was threatening them with a knife. Two police officers approached two men in St Kilda after an earlier stabbing in a hotel. Police say they shot one of the men after he lunged at them with a knife. The man died at the scene. 
 
Up to one million people have packed St Peter’s Square for the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II. The ceremony is the final step before the Pope is declared a saint. Among the crowd was the French nun 2 who said she was cured of Parkinson’s Disease after praying to John Paul. 
 
Sony’s preparing to resume some services on its PlayStation Network. The company has apologised for the security breach 3 that led to users’ personal details being stolen. Sony says it’s now improved its security system to prevent another breach. 
 
And Channel Nine presenter 4 Karl Stefanovic has won the Gold Logie, nudging out favourite Rebecca Gibney. The ABC picked up five of the ten peer judged awards including most outstanding actor for Richard Roxburgh in the drama series Rake. Sarah Ferguson won most outstanding public affairs report for her Four Corners investigation 5 Smugglers Paradise. Veteran political journalist Laurie Oakes was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

1 retaliated
v.报复,反击( retaliate的过去式和过去分词 )
  • When he once teased her for her inexperience, she retaliated. 有一次,他讥讽她没有经验,她便反唇相讥。 来自辞典例句
  • The terrorists retaliated by killing three policemen. 恐怖分子以杀死三名警察相报复。 来自辞典例句
2 nun
n.修女,尼姑
  • I can't believe that the famous singer has become a nun.我无法相信那个著名的歌星已做了修女。
  • She shaved her head and became a nun.她削发为尼。
3 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。
4 presenter
n.(电视、广播的)主持人,赠与者
  • Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。
  • The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。
5 investigation
n.调查,调查研究
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
学英语单词
acanthoceratids
Achaemenids
Acidithiobacillales
Acrorumohra
additional necessary condition
AHSA
ammonium stannic chloride
androstenediols
area of efflux
below the moon
bernie
bituminous coal fines
bracketless
brasileic acid
brovincamine
Bryn'kovskaya
cadion
calculating mode
card programmed calculation
charles edouard jeannerets
closing unit
co-assessor
collision-avoidance system
correction meniscus
cylindrical duct
degree of dependence on exports
demolase
diadynamic electrotherapy
diameter of wire line
dichlorodiethyl ether
digital solar aspect sensor
diptacus kusanous
do the outside edge
dock equipment
egotised
enchante
end of totality
ex ante forecast
exponent register underflow fault
extensive employment
foxberry
fractured trap
fully automatic switching
GSSI
Haute Volta
height of profile peak
iffish
inter-turn short circuit test for rotor winding
isopatin
Izvoarele
joint runner
know about
landsgrave
light times
make a hash
martensia formosana
mean cloudiness
memorandum value
micro-life
mismatcher
monothematically
multiple avitaminosis
mystica
NC transfer boy
nodal degree of freedom
nonlinear dynamic model
nonrelativistic mechanics
oithona nana
outpensions
overweighed
PCI DSS
permanent lining
pot protection
pouring gate feeding compound
power-efficient
process program
proctospasm
put out to tender
QC (quality control)
QEF,Q.E.F.
quality base method
rank past
rebound leaf
ring web
shipping shift
sir william blackstone
speed adjustment by cascade control
Stilezia
sunspot penumbra
taking turns
tax acceptability
thermal imaging response
thermoconductance
thiacyclobutene
thrust bearing shoe valve
to-skill
tunnel windings
tyre for motorcycle
vults
whitetail
Yllästunturi
zone fusion