澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-30
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2012年
英语课
Leading the news this morning.
The National Surf Life Saving Titles will resume at another beach on the Gold Coast today despite the death of a teenage competitor. 14-year-old Mattew Barcley died during a board race on Wednesday. The father of Ironman Saxon Bird who drowned during the event two years ago has blamed organizers for the latest death.
A doctor who’s worked at Darwin’s Immigration Detention 1 Center says suicide attempts, drug overdoses and self-harm are common at the center. He’s told Lateline that detainees are depressed 2, and something needs to be done to change the system. The state of Australia’s detention network will be the subject of a parliamentary inquiry 3 to be released today.
The Catholic Church in Victoria is launching a campaign against guy marriage. It plans to send out 80,000 letters to parishioners arguing that any move to legalize same sex marriage would undermine family life. A senate inquiry is currently looking at the issue.
The federal opposition 4 is accusing the government of trying to cover up delays to the National Broadband Network by announcing a rollout plan. 1,500 suburbs and towns are slated 5 to receive the NBN over the next three years.
And at least nine people have been injured and more than 50 arrested during a nationwide strike in Spain. Protesters clashed with police as they tried to stop business opening. They’re angry about new labor 6 laws that make it easier for companies to fire employees.
1 detention
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
- He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
- He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
2 depressed
adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的
- When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
- His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
3 inquiry
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
- Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
- The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
4 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。