澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-21
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Julia Gillard has signaled she's thinking about introducing a flood levy 1 to pay for the massive reconstruction 2 bill. The Prime Minister says the Government is committed to keeping to its timetable to return the budget to surplus. She says tough spending cuts will have to be made. The Opposition 3, meanwhile, says a levy will hurt families and small businesses.
Victoria's floods are making their relentless 4 way across the state. In the west, the small community of Jeparit, which is downstream of Dimboola, is the next in line. Residents fear its levees may fail and they have been very busy sandbagging.
Firefighters are battling bushfires threatening Perth's southern suburbs. Four homes in Kwinana have been slightly damaged. Firefighters have contained but not controlled a fire (near) in nearby Parmelia. The blaze broke out yesterday and is believed to have been deliberately 6 lit.
The Productivity Commission is urging the Federal Government to radically 7 overhaul 8 the aged 5 care sector 9. It wants caps on residential 10 bed numbers removed and a means test for those who can pay. The commission's draft report says the current system is plagued by delays, inequalities and inefficiencies.
1 levy
n.征收税或其他款项，征收额
- They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
- A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。
2 reconstruction
n.重建，再现，复原
- The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
- In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。
3 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。
4 relentless
adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的
- The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
- Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。
5 aged
adj.年老的，陈年的
- He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
- He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
6 deliberately
adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地
- The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
- They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。
7 radically
ad.根本地，本质地
- I think we may have to rethink our policies fairly radically. 我认为我们可能要对我们的政策进行根本的反思。
- The health service must be radically reformed. 公共医疗卫生服务必须进行彻底改革。
8 overhaul
v./n.大修，仔细检查
- Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
- It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。
9 sector
n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
- The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
- The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
10 residential
adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的
- The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
- The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。