澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-01-03
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Victoria and the South Australia are in front of another scrod today, Fire fighters are on higher alert as the temperatures expect to soar to around 40 degrees in some areas. One hundred fires have been burning across the Victoria and dozens of people have been treated for heat strike. And the South Australia’s power was cut to thousands of south coast homes and businesses because of the fire risk.
Chemical giant Oreiko will reopen its aluminum 1 plant in Newcastle today. The plant has been cut off action since a toxic 2 leak in August. The company has been pledged by serious chemical leaks which have outraged 3 local residents. The shutdown has cost Oreiker around $50 million.
The National holiday road toll 4 has climbed to 46 with a death of a cyclist in Sydney's northwest. Eighteen people have died on the New South Wales roads, Eighteen Queensland and Victoria, Seven in Western Australia and three in South Australia. There has been one fatality 5 happened Tasmania and the Northern Territory, and no death on ACT roads.
A school bus has crashed in northern India, killing 6 10 children and a driver. And other 20 children were injured in the accident. The bus collided with a truck during heavy fog.
Egypt's ousted 7 president Hosni Mubarak is back in court in Cairo. The media has been banned for the court during his trial on murdering, corruption 8 charges. The prosecution 9 spans the hearing, outlining his case. Mubarak faces the death penalty if he's convicted of ordering the killings 10 of hundreds of protesters.
1 aluminum
n.(aluminium)铝
- The aluminum sheets cannot be too much thicker than 0.04 inches.铝板厚度不能超过0.04英寸。
- During the launch phase,it would ride in a protective aluminum shell.在发射阶段，它盛在一只保护的铝壳里。
2 toxic
adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的
- The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
- There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。
3 outraged
a.震惊的，义愤填膺的
- Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
- He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。
4 toll
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
5 fatality
n.不幸，灾祸，天命
- She struggle against fatality in vain.她徒然奋斗反抗宿命。
- He began to have a growing sense of fatality.他开始有一种越来越强烈的宿命感。
6 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。
7 ousted
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺
- He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
- He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。
8 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
9 prosecution
n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营
- The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
- He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。