澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-09
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Malaysia’s prime minister says the asylum 1 seeker deal that his government has struck with Australia is mutually beneficial. But the agreement is being slammed from all sides of politics here. Australia will send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia in exchange for receiving and settling 4,000 refugees. The Opposition 2 thinks that this is a lousy deal, while the Greens say the idea is inhumane.
Now there’ll be some modest help for low-income earners in tomorrow night’s Federal Budget apparently 3. From July, those eligible 4 for the low-income tax offset 5 will get more of the money in their weekly pay instead of having to wait for their tax return. It’ll cost the Government $1.4billion a year.
Legendary 6 Australian boxer 7 Lionel Rose has died at the age of 62. Rose was the first Indigenous 8 boxer to win a world title in 1968. He was also named Australian of the Year. Rose won 42 of his 53 fights and recorded two hit songs in the 1970s. He had been ill after suffering a stroke in 2007.
Egypt’s justice minister has promised to come down hard on anyone involved in sectarian violence. Twelve people died and around 200 have been injured during deadly clashes between Christians 9 and Muslims in Cairo at the weekend. An emergency cabinet meeting has been called to discuss that violence.
And the United States is keeping up the pressure on Pakistan to explain just how Osama Bin 10 Laden 11 turned out to be hiding there. President Barack Obama says Pakistan must find out if any of its officials knew of Bin Laden’s whereabouts.
1 asylum
n.避难所，庇护所，避难
- The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
- Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
2 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。
3 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。
4 eligible
adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
- He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
- Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。
5 offset
n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿
- Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
- He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。
6 legendary
adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）
- Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
- Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。
7 boxer
n.制箱者，拳击手
- The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
- He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。
8 indigenous
adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的
- Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
- Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。
9 Christians
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
- Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
- His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。