澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-16
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Former Treasurer,Peter Costello,has lashed 1 out the why the federal government appointed David Gonski as the new chair of the Future Fund.Mr. Costello claims the reputation of the fund has been damaged because Mr.Gonski was originally asked to recommend a replacement 2.
The latest search into the retail 3 sector 4 reveals that 119,000 jobs will be lost over the next three years.Retailers 5 say many losses will result from increasing online sales.They want the government to shut down a GST exemption 6 for imported goods brought online up to the value of a thousand dollars.
The long-awaited report into last year's Queensland floods will be released today.The inquiry 7 reopened last November after allegations were misled over the operation of Brisbane's key Wivenhoe Dam.
Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai,has called for international troops to move out of remote areas and return to their bases.His comment follow the killing 8 of 16 civilians 9 by a US soldier on Sunday.The Taliban has suspended peace talks with the US,blaming a shaky,erracic and vogue 10 US position.
And some of grieving relatives of the 22 children,killed in the Swiss bus crash,have visited the site of the accident.28 people died,21 of them children from Belgium,when their bus crashed as they were returning from a skiing holiday.Some of the 24 children injured,have begun to leave hospital.
1 lashed
adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥
- The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
- The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 replacement
n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品
- We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
- They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。
3 retail
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
- In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
- These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
4 sector
n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
- The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
- The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
5 retailers
零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )
- High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
- Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。
6 exemption
n.豁免，免税额，免除
- You may be able to apply for exemption from local taxes.你可能符合资格申请免除地方税。
- These goods are subject to exemption from tax.这些货物可以免税。
7 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。
8 killing
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。