澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-18
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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A reminder 1 of our top stories on ABC news breakfast now. And protests agaisnt that anti-Islamic video are spreading across the Muslim world. In Jakarta, riot police used tear gas on protesters who threw rocks at the US embassy. In Afghanistan, meanwhile, shots were fired and cars were set on fire. And police have fired on protesters in Pakistan, killing 2 at least one person.
Saturday's protests in Sydney have been discussed by Muslim leaders who are due to hold a media conference late this morning. Police are continuing to study footage of the protests. Last night, a seventh men was arrested. And the 18-year-old has been charged with malicious 3 damage and affray.
The family of an indigenous 4 man who died in police custody 5 have labeled the recommendations of a coroner's inquiry 6 a farce 7. The northern territory coroner found that Koo-min-jay Briscoe's death could have be prevented if he had a better care. Mr.Briscoe's family they are dismayed that no police officers will face charges.
The Taliban has tweeted a photo of the man it says killed three Australian soldiers in Afghanistan last month. The alleged 8 gunman sergeant 9 Hikmatullah is still on the run, a total of 51 NATO troops have been killed in so called "Green on Blue" attacks.
1 reminder
n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示
- I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
- It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。
2 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。
3 malicious
adj.有恶意的，心怀恶意的
- You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
- Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。
4 indigenous
adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的
- Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
- Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。
5 custody
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
6 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。
7 farce
n.闹剧，笑剧，滑稽戏；胡闹
- They played a shameful role in this farce.他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻的角色。
- The audience roared at the farce.闹剧使观众哄堂大笑。