澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-07-12
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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Tough new austerity measure in Spain have sparked violent protests. Police have fired rubber bullets at striking miners in the capital, Madrid. Thousands of people took to the streets to protest against the sweeping 1 Tax rises and spending cuts.
An Australian man held on drug charges in Indonesia looks likely to avoid the death penalty. Prosecutors 2 have recommended a 15-year jail sentence for Edward Norman Myatt. He was arrested at Bali's International Airport in February. Indonesian officials say he'd swallowed 70 capsules filled with hashish and methamphetamine.
Police have seized more than a kilogram of explosives and arrested 11 people during operations targetting organized crime in Sydney's west. A strike force has been raiding properties since Tuesday in several suburbs surrounding Parramata. The haul included drugs, guns, ammunition 3, money explosives and two detonators.
Tony Abbott has shed more light on how a coalition 4 government would revamp industral relations laws. The opposition 5 leader say individual flexibility 6 arrangements need to be more workable. The government's accused Mr. Abbott of wanting to bring back work choices.
Emergency services have recovered the body of a pilot whose plane crashed near Broome in western Australia last night. The twin engine freight plane was reported missing shortly after take off at 9 o'clock. Three hours later, the wreckage 7 was found in sand dunes 8 just south of cable beach. The pilot has yet to be identified.
1 sweeping
adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的
- The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
- Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？
2 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。
3 ammunition
n.军火，弹药
- A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
- They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。
4 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。
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 flexibility
n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性
- Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
- The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。