澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-28
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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Egypt’s government is being urged to embrace political reform. The country's opposition 1 leader, Mohamed ElBaradei, says the government must listen to the people. But the people aren’t listening to the government. They are continuing their protests and there've been more clashes between demonstrators and riot police in Cairo. Six people have now died and at least 1,000 have been arrested as the unrest enters a third day.
And the protests have spread to Yemen. Thousands of people have rallied in the capital Sanaa, demanding political reform. They have been inspired by the events in Egypt and Tunisia. Protesters want the president to go after three decades in power.
The directors of ABC Learning will be in court in Brisbane today to face criminal charges. It's three years since the childcare group collapsed 2. Founder 3 Eddy 4 Groves 5 and fellow director Martin Kemp are expected to be charged with breaching 6 their duties as directors. ABC Learning folded in 2008, owing creditors 7 almost $3 billion.
There’s been another bomb attack in Iraq. A car bomb exploded at a funeral in a Shiite part of Baghdad, killing 8 at least 35 people and wounding dozens more. It's the latest in series of bomb attacks that appeared in Iraq over the past two weeks, killing more than 100 people.
And a US diplomat 9 has been arrested in the Pakistani city of Lahore, accused of shooting and killing two men. Police say he shot the men who were on a motorbike when they tried to stop his car.
1 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。
2 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
3 Founder
n.创始者，缔造者
- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
4 eddy
n.漩涡，涡流
- The motor car disappeared in eddy of dust.汽车在一片扬尘的涡流中不见了。
- In Taylor's picture,the eddy is the basic element of turbulence.在泰勒的描述里，旋涡是湍流的基本要素。
5 groves
树丛，小树林( grove的名词复数 )
- The early sun shone serenely on embrowned groves and still green fields. 朝阳宁静地照耀着已经发黄的树丛和还是一片绿色的田地。
- The trees grew more and more in groves and dotted with old yews. 那里的树木越来越多地长成了一簇簇的小丛林，还点缀着几棵老紫杉树。
6 breaching
攻破( breach的过去式 )； 破坏，违反
- The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。
- Third, an agency can abuse its discretion by breaching certain principles of judge-made law. 第三，行政机关会因违反某些法官制定的法律原则而构成滥用自由裁量权。
7 creditors
n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )
- They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》