澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-05
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After days of steadily 1 rising, Rockhampton's floodwaters should finally peak today. The Fitzroy River is expected to reach 9.4 metres, putting other 400 homes under threat. More than 500 people have already evacuated 2 their homes. And St George in the state's southeast is preparing for what could be its worst-ever flood. Waters there could exceed 14 metres by next week.
One of Pakistan's key politicians has been gunned down by his own bodyguard 3. The governor of Punjab, Salmaan Taseer, was shot dead in broad daylight at an exclusive shopping area. His assassination 4 further deepens Pakistan's political crisis. The government risked falling apart after the second largest party walked out of the coalition 5.
Western Australia's Opposition 6 is in turmoil 7 this morning. Labor 8 leader Eric Ripper is facing a leadership challenge. The Member for the Pilbara, Tom Stephens, wants to overthrow 9 him. Mr Ripper has hit back, calling him incompetent 10 and ineffective.
British police are on the hunt for the people who attacked Prince Charles's car during last month's violent student protest. They've released footage of some of the people they believe were involved. Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, were travelling in their car when it was attacked by protesters.
And building workers have made a grisly discovery at a psychiatric hospital in Austria. They have uncovered the remains 11 of 220 people in an old hospital cemetery 12. Authorities believe that they could be the victims of a Nazi 13 euthanasia programme.
1 steadily
adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地
- The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
- Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。
2 evacuated
撤退者的
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
3 bodyguard
n.护卫，保镖
- She has to have an armed bodyguard wherever she goes.她不管到哪儿都得有带武器的保镖跟从。
- The big guy standing at his side may be his bodyguard.站在他身旁的那个大个子可能是他的保镖。
4 assassination
n.暗杀；暗杀事件
- The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
- Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。
5 coalition
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
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。
7 turmoil
n.骚乱，混乱，动乱
- His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
- The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。
8 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
9 overthrow
v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆
- After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
- The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。
10 incompetent
adj.无能力的，不能胜任的
- He is utterly incompetent at his job.他完全不能胜任他的工作。
- He is incompetent at working with his hands.他动手能力不行。
11 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。