澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-24
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A massive inland sea is making its way across northwest Victoria, swallowing up farms in its path. Residents in several small communities are being told to evacuate 1 or risk being isolated 2 for days. In Swan Hill, they’ve been shoring up in the town ahead of the expected peak in a couple of days.
And the death toll 3 from Queensland’s recent flooding is set to rise with the discovery of what’s believed to be more human remains 4. They were found at Lowood in the Brisbane Valley. Meanwhile, authorities have been working around the clock to get flood-affected schools ready for the beginning of the school year.
Tasmania was set to get its first female Premier 5. Treasurer 6 Lara Giddings is expected to be elected Labor 7 leader today. David Bartlett quit the top job yesterday, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family.
An Israeli inquiry 8 has found a raid on a flotilla of aid ships bound for the Gaza Strip was legal under international law. Nine Turkish activists 9 died when the flotilla tried to break through a naval 10 blockade of Gaza last May. Turkish prime minister says the Israeli report has no credibility.
And a bus has collided with a petrol tanker 11 in southern Pakistan, killing 12 more than 30 people. A huge blaze erupted, engulfing 13 the bus. Survivors 14 say some passengers of the rear of the bus managed to scramble 15 to safety. They have told police they twice asked the driver to stop and rest after he’d fallen asleep at the wheel.
1 evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
- We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
- They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。
2 isolated
adj.与世隔绝的
- His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
- Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
3 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
4 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。
5 premier
adj.首要的；n.总理，首相
- The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
- He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
6 treasurer
n.司库，财务主管
- Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
- The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。
7 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。
8 inquiry
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
- Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
- The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
9 activists
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 naval
adj.海军的，军舰的，船的
- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
11 tanker
n.油轮
- The tanker took on 200,000 barrels of crude oil.油轮装载了二十万桶原油。
- Heavy seas had pounded the tanker into three parts.汹涌的巨浪把油轮撞成三载。
12 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
13 engulfing
adj.吞噬的v.吞没，包住( engulf的现在分词 )
- A photographer had fused the lights,engulfing the entire house darkness. 一位摄影师把电灯的保险丝烧断了，使整栋房子陷于黑暗当中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- A professional photographer had fused the lights,engulfing the entire house in darkness. 一位职业摄影师把保险丝烧断了使整所房子陷于黑暗当中。 来自辞典例句