澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-11-23
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A 17-year-old Brisbane girl has fallen to her death from a hotel balcony during schoolie celebrations on the Gold Coast. Police were called on to the Chevron 1 Renaissance 2 Hotel in Surfers' Paradise where her body was found on the pool deck.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she has no recollection of correspondence that raises new questions about a union fund that she helped set up in the 1990s. The evidence has been raised by a former colleague at the Prime Minister's old law firm, Slater and Gordon. Nick Styante Brown says there's a two-and-a-half-year discrepancy 3 in Ms Gillard's explanation of when she knew about a union loan for a house she lived in.
Tasmania's Lower House has yet to pass a forestry 4 deal after a marathon debate that stretched well into the early hours. Labour and the Greens back the bill which aims to protect half a million hectares of native forest from logging. Parliament will be recalled this morning and the bill is expected to be passed.
Two men arrested yesterday over the death of Melbourne woman Sarah Cafferkey have been released without charge. Steven James Hunter from Bacchus Marsh 5 has been charged with her murder.
Residents in Gaza and Israel are returning to normal life as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding. Hamas declared a public holiday. The truce 6 came into effect yesterday after a week of bloodshed.
1 chevron
n.V形臂章；V形图案
- He wore shoulderstrap rank slides with sergeant's chevrons.他佩戴标示级别的肩章，上面有中士的V形标志。
- The chevron or arrow road sign indicates a sharp bend to the left or right.V形或箭头路标表示有向左或向右的急转弯。
2 renaissance
n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴
- The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
- The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。
3 discrepancy
n.不同；不符；差异；矛盾
- The discrepancy in their ages seemed not to matter.他们之间年龄的差异似乎没有多大关系。
- There was a discrepancy in the two reports of the accident.关于那次事故的两则报道有不一致之处。
4 forestry
n.森林学；林业
- At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
- Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。