澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-04-27
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 chairman of News Corporation Rupert Murdoch has blamed unnamed individuals at the News of the World tabloid 1 for covering up phone hacking 2. He also says he panicked when he heard of the Milly Dowler phone-hacking case and should have closed down the tabloid years earlier.
A special court in The Hague has found the former Liberian president Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting 3 crimes against humanity, murder, rape 4 and terrorism. The special court has found Taylor was responsible for supporting rebels in neighbouring Sierra Leone during the 1990s civil war.
The Federal Opposition 5 says the speaker cannot return to his position immediately. Mr Slipper 6 has released documents he says clear him of misusing 7 taxpayer-funded taxi vouchers 8. But the Opposition and two independent MPs say he shouldn't return until allegations he sexually harassed 9 a staffer have been dealt with as well.
A key union official says he expects the fallout from the collapse 10 of a car parts maker 11 to expand. Eighteen hundred Ford 12 employees have been stood down after parts supplier CMI went into voluntary liquidation 13.
Brisbane police hope a mannequin dressed to resemble a missing woman will jog the memory of anyone who may have seen her. Forty-three-year-old Allison Baden-Clay was reported missing by her husband one week ago.
1 tabloid
adj.轰动性的，庸俗的；n.小报，文摘
- He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.他口头对小报新闻进行了抨击。
- He believes that the tabloid press has behaved disgracefully.他认为小报媒体的行为不太光彩。
2 hacking
n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动
- The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
- We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。
3 abetting
v.教唆（犯罪）( abet的现在分词 )；煽动；怂恿；支持
- On Earth, unknowingly abetting a criminal doesn't merit this kind of punishment. 在地球上，不知不觉地帮助罪犯并不构成这种惩罚。 来自电影对白
- "By aiding and abetting murder, the Taliban regime is committing murder." 援助和唆使谋杀的塔利班政权与杀人犯同罪。 来自互联网
4 rape
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
- The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
- He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
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 slipper
n.拖鞋
- I rescued the remains of my slipper from the dog.我从那狗的口中夺回了我拖鞋的残留部分。
- The puppy chewed a hole in the slipper.小狗在拖鞋上啃了一个洞。
7 misusing
v.使用…不当( misuse的现在分词 )；把…派作不正当的用途；虐待；滥用
- This means we must stop misusing them. 也就是说，我们已必须停止滥用抗菌素不可了。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 预防生物武器
- Misusing organic fertilizer may cause a decrease in the soil's quality. 滥用有机肥料可能会导致土地的土质下降。 来自互联网
8 vouchers
n.凭证( voucher的名词复数 )；证人；证件；收据
- These vouchers are redeemable against any future purchase. 这些优惠券将来购物均可使用。
- This time we were given free vouchers to spend the night in a nearby hotel. 这一次我们得到了在附近一家旅馆入住的免费券。 来自英语晨读30分（高二）
9 harassed
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
10 maker
n.制造者，制造商
- He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
- A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
11 Ford
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
- They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
- If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
12 liquidation
n.清算，停止营业
- The bankrupt company went into liquidation.这家破产公司停业清盘。
- He lost all he possessed when his company was put into liquidation.当公司被清算结业时他失去了拥有的一切。