澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-14
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 Federal Government is promising 1 millions of people will be better-off under its carbon tax plan, but isn't saying how many will be worse-off. The Climate Change Minister Greg Combet says more than half the revenue from the carbon tax will be used to compensate 2 households. However, he hasn't put a figure on the carbon tax. The Opposition 3 says the Government won't be able to deliver on its promise.
International delegates are meeting Libyan rebels in Qatar to try to find solutions to the two-month conflict. Fighters are losing ground despite weeks of air strikes against pro-Gaddafi forces. The rebels are demanding that NATO step up its bombing and they are backed by France and the UK.
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is in hospital after reportedly suffering a heart attack while in detention 4. State media is reporting the 82-year-old experienced heart problems during questioning by prosecutors 5.
And the decommissioned warship 6 HMAS Adelaide has been sunk off the New South Wales central coast. The operation was delayed by a group of dolphins feeding in the exclusion 7 zone. The wreck 8 should be opened to divers 9 within a month.
And those are the latest headlines from ABC News.
1 promising
adj.有希望的，有前途的
- The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
- We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
2 compensate
vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消
- She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
- Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。
3 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。
4 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。
5 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
6 warship
n.军舰，战舰
- He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
- The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。
7 exclusion
n.拒绝，排除，排斥，远足，远途旅行
- Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others.不要修改少数论题以致排除所有其他的。
- He plays golf to the exclusion of all other sports.他专打高尔夫球，其他运动一概不参加。