澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-07-19
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 suicide bomb has killed three of President Assad's top defense 1 officials in Damascus. They include the Syrian president's brother in law and the country's defense minister. The United States says the bombing shows President al-Assad is fast losing control of his country.
At least seven people have died in a bomb attack on a bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bulgaria. More than 30 others have been injured in the blast. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pointed 2 the finger at Iran.
A man will face a Sydney court today charged of the murder of Thomas Kelly. The 18-year-old died after being king hit in Kings Cross almost two weeks ago. Police arrested the man at a sports field in the city's south west last night. The death has sparked a major crackdown on alcohol-fueled violence in Sydney's nightspots.
Five Indonesian soldiers have been arrested for being involved in people smuggling 3. They are among 41 asylum 4 seekers intercepted 5 by Indonesia's port police in an early morning sting operation. Intelligent sources say they were paying to board a boat in south west Java and head to Christmas Island.
And the Taliban is claiming responsibility for a bomb that destroyed 22 NATO fuel tankers 6 in northern Afghanistan. The explosion triggered a huge explosion engulfed 7 the trucks. The bomb attacks one of the trucks.They were parked very close to get up.
1 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
2 pointed
adj.尖的，直截了当的
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
3 smuggling
n.走私
- Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
- The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。
4 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。
5 intercepted
拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 )； 截住； 截击； 拦阻
- Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。
- Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。