澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-12-10
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2012年
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The management of Sydney radio station 2-Day FM says it will cooperate fully 1 with any investigations 2 into a royal prank 3 call that ended in tragedy. The London hospital at the centre of the hoax 4 has officially complained after the nurse who took the call was later found dead. Law professor Barbara McDonald has told us on News Breakfast the station may have broken the law by putting the pre-recorded conversation to air without permission.
Egypt's main opposition 5 group has called for mass protests on Tuesday against a constitution drafted by President Mohamed Morsi. Mr Morsi has made some concessions 6 by reversing a decree that gave him sweeping 7 new powers. But he still plans to go ahead with the controversial referendum.
New South Wales police are seeking to extradite two Queensland men with alleged 8 links to the Comanchero outlaw 9 motorcycle gang. The men were arrested during a domestic disturbance 10 on the Gold Coast yesterday.
A fire that threatened homes on Strandboker Island in Queensland has been brought under control. Tourists were evacuated 11 yesterday and residents are still on high alert. Several caravans 12, a house, a large shed and a car have all been destroyed.
And scientists have joined a chorus of disappointment over the final result of the UN climate conference in Qatar. The Doha meeting delivered a weakened Kyoto Protocol 13 and agreed to continue tracking to a new agreement by 2015. But there was no commitment for genuine cuts to greenhouse gases.
1 fully
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
- The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
- They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
2 investigations
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究
- His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
- He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
3 prank
n.开玩笑，恶作剧；v.装饰；打扮；炫耀自己
- It was thought that the fire alarm had been set off as a prank.人们认为火警报警器响是个恶作剧。
- The dean was ranking the boys for pulling the prank.系主任正在惩罚那些恶作剧的男学生。
4 hoax
v.欺骗，哄骗，愚弄；n.愚弄人，恶作剧
- They were the victims of a cruel hoax.他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。
- They hoax him out of his money.他们骗去他的钱。
5 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。
6 concessions
n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权
- The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
- The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。
7 sweeping
adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的
- The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
- Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？
8 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
9 outlaw
n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法
- The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
- The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。
10 disturbance
n.动乱，骚动；打扰，干扰；(身心)失调
- He is suffering an emotional disturbance.他的情绪受到了困扰。
- You can work in here without any disturbance.在这儿你可不受任何干扰地工作。
11 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。