澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-27
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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Leading the news this morning It seems Labor's woes 1 aren't only confined to Queensland.The latest news poll shows the gap between the two parties preferred vote has widened to 14,with coalition 2 sitting on 57%.The ALP's primary vote has slipped three points to 28%.
Environmental campaigner Drew Hutton says he will sue Clive Palmer for deformation 3.The mining billionaire accused him of treason and of being linked to the CIA.Mr.Palmer has suggested his statements last week were made to distract from negative media about the LNP leader,Campbell Newman.
The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard will report to world leaders at a nuclear security summit late today.She will tell the summit Australia has fulfilled the promise it made two years ago.She ratified 4 a convention designed to suppress nuclear terrorism.Ms.Gillard is due to meet the South Korea President and the Prime Minister of Vietnam.
Two British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan southern Helmand Province.They were shot by a man dressed in an Afghanistan army uniform.It's believed the shooting happened early in the morning at the main British base in Lashkar Gah.NATO forces returned fire and killed the man.
Nine judges in the US Supreme 5 Court have begun hearing arguments on whether Barack Obama's health care reform is constitutional.26 US states are challenging the 2010 law.The most controversial aspect of the law is that most people must buy health insurance or pay a tax penalty.
1 woes
困境( woe的名词复数 )； 悲伤； 我好苦哇； 某人就要倒霉
- Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
- She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。
2 coalition
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
3 deformation
n.形状损坏；变形；畸形
- The deformation frequencies are not sufficiently distinctive.其变形频率不是十分明显的。
- The calculated deformation is almost equal to the real situation by measurement.经检测，计算变形量与实际情况基本一致。