澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-13
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 Taliban is threatening to avenge 1 the deaths of 16 civilians 2 shot dead by a rogue 3 American soldier.The Afghan Parliament is also demanding a public trail.The Afghan army has stepped up security in Kandahar city after the Taliban threats.
Opposition 4 groups in Syria have accused the government of carrying out a massacre 5 of women and children in the city of Homs.They have released video footage of several bodies and claimed that up to 47 people have been killed.The Syrian State government blames terrorist gangs for the killings 6.
New South Wales' Supreme 7 Court documents have confirmed Gina Rinehart claimed her three oldest children were unfit to run their multi-billion dollar trust fund.The documents also show Ms.Rinehart's children say she changed the date they can assess the trust to 2068 without their consent.
A 9-year-old Sydney girl narrowly escaped injury after shots were fired at the family home in Bexley around the mid-night.Police say two children and their parents were inside during the shooting.They say one bullet went through the window of the bedroom where the girl was asleep.
And art researchers in Florence are confident they have found a lost Da Vinci painting hidden behind a wall of the City Hall for the last five centuries.The work was abandoned and never finished after a new painting techniques failed.It's believed the painter who finally completed the painting retained Da Vinci's initial drawings behind a false wall.
1 avenge
v.为...复仇，为...报仇
- He swore to avenge himself on the mafia.他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。
- He will avenge the people on their oppressor.他将为人民向压迫者报仇。
2 civilians
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
3 rogue
n.流氓；v.游手好闲
- The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
- They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。
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。
5 massacre
n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀
- There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
- If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！