澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-03
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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The Prime Minister will announce a new funding model for schools today. It's aimed at lifting Australia's falling education levels. The plan will give a basic grant to every student, whether public or private, with top ups for special needs. The changes will begin in 2014.
NATO forces say they've captured an accomplice 1 of the Afghan soldier who shot dead three Australians last week. Afghanistan's President has condemned 2 the killing 3 of two Afghan men during a raid by Australian troops searching for the rogue 4 soldier. The Australian Defence Force says the soldiers were acting 5 within the rules of engagement.
The United States has suspended the training of Afghan police amid growing concerns about insider attacks. The ban on new local police recruits is in place while security checks are carried out. More than forty coalition 6 troops have died in so-called “Green on Blues 7 Attacks” this year.
In South Africa, murder charges against 270 miners whose colleagues were shot dead by police have been provisionally dropped. Prosecutors 8 say the miners will be freed once formal inquiry 9 into the Marikana Mine massacre 10 is completed.
Victorian police believe an illegal drag race is to blame for a high speed, multi-car pile-up in Melbourne's inner northwest overnight. Seven cars were involved in the crash at Ascot Vale around 10:30. One flipped 11 onto its roof. Several drivers and passengers suffered minor 12 injuries. Police say it's lucky no one was more seriously hurt.
1 accomplice
n.从犯，帮凶，同谋
- She was her husband's accomplice in murdering a rich old man.她是她丈夫谋杀一个老富翁的帮凶。
- He is suspected as an accomplice of the murder.他涉嫌为这次凶杀案的同谋。
2 condemned
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 rogue
n.流氓；v.游手好闲
- The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
- They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。
4 acting
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
5 coalition
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
6 blues
n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐
- She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
- He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。
7 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
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 massacre
n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀
- There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
- If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！