澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-04
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard will be out and about in north Queensland later this morning to inspect the devastation 1. Yasi is gradually petering out as it moves west across the state. The "monster storm" battered 2 several small coastal 3 communities. Tully lies in ruins, and other towns like Mission Beach and Cardwell were badly damaged.
Foreign media is being intimidated 4 as it tries to cover the ongoing 5 violence in Egypt. There’ve been reports this morning of media crews being harassed 6 and beaten up. And security forces are also rounding up foreign journalists to deport 7 them. The skirmishes have continued in Cairo, and the country’s prime minister has now apologised for the violence and he’s promising 8 a full inquiry 9.
And in Yemen, thousands of people have rallied across the country in what protesters are calling “a day of rage”. Police fired tear gas and live ammunition 10 at protesters in the southern port city of Aden. More than 20,000 packed the streets of the capital Sanaa, demanding a change of government.
Professor Ross Garnaut was telling our politicians to ignore special interest and act on climate change. The Government’s climate change adviser 11 is issuing a series of updates to his 2008 report. Professor Garnaut says the last attempt to get a price on carbon was a miss.
And police in Sydney have charged 13 men and teenagers over a brawl 12 at a shopping centre in the city’s west. A fight broke out at the centre of Mount Druitt just after 7:00 o’clock last night. One person was slightly hurt.
1 devastation
n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤
- The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
- There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 battered
adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损
- He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
- The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。
3 coastal
adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的
- The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
4 intimidated
v.恐吓；威胁adj.害怕的；受到威胁的
- We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。
- The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 ongoing
adj.进行中的，前进的
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
6 harassed
vt.驱逐出境
- We deport aliens who slip across our borders.我们把偷渡入境的外国人驱逐出境。
- More than 240 England football fans are being deported from Italy following riots last night.昨晚的骚乱发生后有240多名英格兰球迷被驱逐出意大利。
7 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。
8 inquiry
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
- Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
- The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
9 ammunition
n.军火，弹药
- A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
- They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。