澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-17
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 governor of Japan's nuclear affected 1 region is bitterly unhappy with the way the government has handled the rescue and relief efforts. Fukushima's governor says the people's anxiety and anger have now reached boiling point and there's not enough food, fuel or medical supplies. Desperate authorities are now planning to use a water cannon 2 to try to cool those overheating reactors 3.
And the Foreign Affairs Department is telling Australians who are still in Tokyo and the areas affected by this crisis that they should consider leaving. Embassy staff are continuing their search for Australians still missing in Japan. The number of those unaccounted for has now dropped to 55.
At least three demonstrators have died in a brutal 4 crackdown by Bahrain's government on the protesters. Security forces sent in the tanks and fired on protesters, sending hundreds of them fleeing from their camp at Pearl Square in the capital Manama.
The Libyan army is advancing closer to the rebels' headquarters in Benghazi. They've been relentlessly 5 pounding at Ajdabiya, but opposition 6 forces are still holding out. The UN Security Council is poised 7 to announce tough new measures against Colonel Gaddafi. The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says those measures could include a no-fly zone.
And Julia Gillard is promising 8 to protect Australian jobs from the impact of a carbon tax. The Prime Minister used a speech in Adelaide overnight to build her case for the tax, saying Australia faces more extreme weather events if nothing is done to tackle climate change. But the Opposition insists the tax will drive jobs and investment overseas.
1 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
2 cannon
n.大炮，火炮；飞机上的机关炮
- The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
- The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。
3 reactors
起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 )； 反应装置； 原子炉； 核反应堆
- The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
- The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。
4 brutal
adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
5 relentlessly
adv.不屈不挠地；残酷地；不间断
- The African sun beat relentlessly down on his aching head. 非洲的太阳无情地照射在他那发痛的头上。
- He pursued her relentlessly, refusing to take 'no' for an answer. 他锲而不舍地追求她，拒不接受“不”的回答。
6 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。