澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-14
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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Floodwaters in Brisbane have fallen rapidly overnight, revealing the extent of the clean-up that lies ahead. The Brisbane River is at about 2.8 metres and is dropping quickly. Floodwaters have already receded 1 in some areas, leaving huge amounts of rubbish and debris 2 behind. The city's Lord Mayor Campbell Newman says the clean-up begins this morning and the top priority is to get the roads open.
It’s been a sleepless 3 night in Goondiwindi with locals bracing 4 for the Macintyre River to peak. It's expected to reach a record 10.85 metres this morning or higher. The mayor, Graeme Scheu, says the Macintyre River has been at 10.6 metres for several hours.
The clean-up is underway at Ipswich as water levels drop. Three thousand homes and a large number of businesses were flooded by the Bremer River. Mayor Paul Pisasale says there is a lot of work ahead and a stack of volunteers from all over Queensland are arriving to pitch in.
And heavy rains have fallen across western Victoria overnight. Police are evacuating 5 homes in Beaufort after the town's reservoir broke its banks. Up to 300 homes are also being threatened at Great Western and along with 16 properties in Kyneton .
1 receded
v.逐渐远离( recede的过去式和过去分词 )；向后倾斜；自原处后退或避开别人的注视；尤指问题
- The floodwaters have now receded. 洪水现已消退。
- The sound of the truck receded into the distance. 卡车的声音渐渐在远处消失了。
2 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
- After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
- Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。
3 sleepless
adj.不睡眠的，睡不著的，不休息的
- The situation gave her many sleepless nights.这种情况害她一连好多天睡不好觉。
- One evening I heard a tale that rendered me sleepless for nights.一天晚上，我听说了一个传闻，把我搞得一连几夜都不能入睡。
4 bracing
adj.令人振奋的
- The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
- The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。
5 evacuating
撤离，疏散( evacuate的现在分词 )； 排空（胃肠），排泄（粪便）； （从危险的地方）撤出，搬出，撤空
- The solution is degassed by alternately freezing, evacuating and thawing. 通过交替的冻结、抽空和溶化来使溶液除气。
- Are we evacuating these potential targets? 能够在这些目标地域内进行疏散吗？