澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-04
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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Another row is brewing 1 between around the federal government and the states, this time over school funding. Julia Gillard wants to give schools an extra 6.5 billion dollars a year. The premiers 2 are concerned they'll be asked foot a large portion of the bill.
Federal Environment Minister says he can't block an international supertrawler from fishing in Australian waters. Tony Burke says he doesn't have the legal power to stop the Margiris, but he can put strict conditions on its operations. Seafish Tasmania is now looking at basing the ship in Brisbane.
There is concerns about the welfare of thousands of sheep from Australian that are trapped on two ships in the middle east. Bahrain and Kuwait are refusing to allow the ship to unload. Ihe department of agricultural says the sheep are infected with scabby mouth.
The ongoing 3 dispute at a building site in central Melbourne is heading back to court, Grocon has rejected a union offer to drop a 14-day limit on negotiations 4 and return to talks, the union has been blockading the site in breach 5 of a court order.
A South African court has freed about 55 miners arrested after violence clashes at a platinum 6 mine. The prosecution 7 has provisionally dropped murder charges against 270 striking miners. Thirty four miners were killed by police during a strike two weeks ago.
1 brewing
n.总理，首相( premier的名词复数 )；首席官员，
- The Vice- Premiers and State Councillors assist the Premier in his work. 副总理、国务委员协助总理工作。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法
- The Premier, Vice-Premiers and State Councillors shall serve no more than two consecutive terms. 总理、副总理、国务委员连续任职不得超过两届。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法
2 ongoing
adj.进行中的，前进的
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
3 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
4 breach
n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破
- We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
- He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。
5 platinum
n.白金
- I'll give her a platinum ring.我打算送给她一枚白金戒指。
- Platinum exceeds gold in value.白金的价值高于黄金。
6 prosecution
n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营
- The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
- He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。