澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-10-12
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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Ten years after the Bali bombings, the world is pausing to remember the 202 victims, 88 of them Australian. Services will take place around Australia this morning and in Bali, flowers have been laid and candles lit outside what used to be the Sari club ahead of today's commemorations.
The Treasurer 2 Wayne Swan says he should have immediately condemned 4 a bad joke made at a union function attended by several ministers. The comedian 5 made offensive remarks about the Opposition 6 leader Tony Abbott and his female chief of staff Peta Credlin. Mr Swan didn't condemn 3 the remarks until the next morning.
The United Nations has warned of a looming 7 crisis caused by the sheer numbers of asylum 8 seekers waiting to be processed by Australia. The government is still working to complete offshore 9 centres on Nauru and Manus Islands. A UN fact-finding mission to Christmas Island has found problems with overcrowding and a lack of support facilities.
Tensions between Turkey and Syria have increased over the interception 10 of a passenger jet. Turkey claims the plane was carrying weapons bound for Syria in violation 11 of an arms embargo 12. The Syira plane was flying from Moscow to Damascus when it was forced to land in Turkey.
And the pressure is on US vice 1 President Joe Biden today when he meets his Republican rival Paul Ryan for their first and only election debate. Mr Biden needs to make up the ground lost by Barack Obama in the first presidential debate.
1 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
2 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。
3 condemn
vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑
- Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
- We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。
4 condemned
n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员
- The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
- The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。
5 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。
6 looming
n.上现蜃景（光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼）v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近
- The foothills were looming ahead through the haze. 丘陵地带透过薄雾朦胧地出现在眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Then they looked up. Looming above them was Mount Proteome. 接着他们往上看，在其上隐约看到的是蛋白质组山。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望
7 asylum
n.避难所，庇护所，避难
- The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
- Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
8 offshore
adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面
- A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
- A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。
9 interception
n.拦截；截击；截取；截住，截断；窃听
- Aerial photography can provide valuable information on precipitation, evapotraspiration, interception, and runoff. 航空摄影可提供有关降水量、蒸发蒸腾量、入渗和径流量的有价值的资料。
- Light interception and distribution in hedgerow orchards with different alleyway widths is indicated in Fig. 56. 图56显示篱壁果园不同行间宽度的光能截取和分配的情况。