澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-08-06
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2012年
英语课
The US president Barack Obama says he is deeply saddened by the another mass shooting in the United States, the government has opened fire at a Sikh Temple just outside of Milwaukee, in Wisconsin, at least seven people are dead including the gunman, three others are critically injured including a police officer.
The president of the Australia's Olympic Committee has waded 1 into the debate about our low medal tally 2 at the London games, John Coates has blamed the government for not introducing compulsory 3 school sport, he is calling for a policy review.
Police are investigating whether corruption 4 has enveloped 5 the Australia's horse racing 6 industry, the ABC's four corners can review that Victorian police are looking into allegations of race fixing by a string of high profile figures, including champion Jockey Danny Nicolic.
Pokies bosses have dismissed a criticism of a plan to trial a counselling program in gaming venues 7, clubs New South Wales has teamed up with salvation 8 army to offer the service, but anti-pokie senator Nick Xenophon says it's an attempt to slience charity, that's traditionally being outspoken 9.
After taking 8 months to travel 560 million kilometers, a Nasa spacecraft is just hours away from attempting to land on Mars, the spacecraft is hurtling towards the red planet at 21,000 kilometers an hour, Nasa countrol needs to slow it down for a nerve wracking landing, if successful, the rover named "Curiosity" will begin its mission to discover life on Mars.
1 waded
（从水、泥等）蹚，走过，跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 )
- She tucked up her skirt and waded into the river. 她撩起裙子蹚水走进河里。
- He waded into the water to push the boat out. 他蹚进水里把船推出来。
2 tally
n.计数器，记分，一致，测量；vt.计算，记录，使一致；vi.计算，记分，一致
- Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。
- The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。
3 compulsory
n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的
- Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
- Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。
4 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
5 enveloped
v.包围，笼罩，包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 )
- She was enveloped in a huge white towel. 她裹在一条白色大毛巾里。
- Smoke from the burning house enveloped the whole street. 燃烧着的房子冒出的浓烟笼罩了整条街。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 racing
n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的
- I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
- The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
7 venues
n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点
- The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
- Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网