澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-23
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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Sixty-five people have died in the Christchurch earthquake, but that number is expected to rise. More than 100 remain trapped in the rubble 1 of the shattered city; hundreds of others are homeless; and many of them spent a cold and rainy night in makeshift camps set up in the city's parks. Much of Christchurch remains 2 without power and water.
And help is on its way from Australia. Nearly 150 rescue experts have been sent and now join the search for survivors 3 today. They include engineers, medical personnel and sniffer dogs. The Federal Government says it's ready to send whatever help New Zealand needs.
A defiant 4 and angry Muammar Gaddafi is refusing to quit despite the widespread protests that have swept through Libya. In a rambling 5 speech lasting 6 more than an hour, Colonel Gaddafi labeled the protesters “cowards and traitors”. He called on the people to “cleanse Libya house by house” unless the protesters stood down.
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks could face legal action to confiscate 7 the proceeds from his memoir 8. Federal Police Commissioner 9 Tony Negus has told a Senate Estimates community that the FP has considered whether that book contravenes 10 the proceeds-of-crime legislation. He says the matter has now been referred to the Commonwealth 11 DPP.
And the New South Wales Premier 12 Kristina Keneally's popularity is in freefall. Just a month out from the state election, Newspoll puts her satisfaction rating at negative 27. And in more bad news for Labor 13, its primary vote has tumbled to just 23 per cent.
1 rubble
n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾
- After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
- After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
2 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
3 survivors
幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
4 defiant
adj.无礼的，挑战的
- With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
- He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
5 rambling
adj.[建]凌乱的，杂乱的
- We spent the summer rambling in Ireland. 我们花了一个夏天漫游爱尔兰。
- It was easy to get lost in the rambling house. 在布局凌乱的大房子里容易迷路。
6 lasting
adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持
- The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
- We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
7 confiscate
v.没收(私人财产)，把…充公
- The police have the right to confiscate any forbidden objects they find.如发现违禁货物，警方有权查扣。
- Did the teacher confiscate your toy?老师没收你的玩具了吗？
8 memoir
n.[pl.]回忆录，自传；记事录
- He has just published a memoir in honour of his captain.他刚刚出了一本传记来纪念他的队长。
- In her memoir,the actress wrote about the bittersweet memories of her first love.在那个女演员的自传中，她写到了自己苦乐掺半的初恋。
9 commissioner
n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
10 contravenes
v.取消，违反( contravene的第三人称单数 )
- This fence contravenes our common right to pasturage. 这道栅栏侵害了我们牧场的共有权。 来自辞典例句
- This evidence contravenes our theory. 这个证据跟我们的理论不相符。 来自辞典例句
11 commonwealth
n.共和国，联邦，共同体
- He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
- Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。