澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-01-05
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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Former Republican presidential candidate John McCain has endorsed 1 Mitt 2 Romney in his bid for the White House. The former Massachusetts governor narrowly won the Iowa caucus 3. He was just eight votes ahead of former senator Rick Santorum. Tea party favorite Michele Bachmann has pulled out of the race after coming last.
An Australian man kidnapped in the southern Philippines has appeared in the video, pleading for his life. In the video obtained by Fairfax Newspapers, Warren Rodwell says his family, asks his family to help raise a 2-million-dollar ransom 4. Mr Rodwell was abducted 5 from his home in Mindanao by a gunman early last month.
Three men remain on the run after a fatal shooting in Sydney yesterday. The man, who was a member of the Lone 6 Wolf bikie gang, was shot in the head and body outside his Sans Souci unit. Two men, who were with him at the time, have been charged with refusing to cooperate with police and now face court today.
A bushfire threatening homes in Perth's eastern suburb is now under control. About 30 people had to be evacuated 7, but they were allowed to return to their homes last night. One firefighter suffered minor 8 injuries during the blaze. Roads to the airport had to be closed, causing minor flight delays.
And a London court has sentenced two men convicted of a racist 9 murder committed 18 years ago. Gary Dobson and David Norris have been sentenced to a minimum of 15 and 14 years respectively. The pair belongs to a gang of white youths who fatally stabbed a black teenager Stephen Lawrence back in 1993.
1 endorsed
vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
- The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 mitt
n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手
- I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
- Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。
3 caucus
n.秘密会议；干部会议；v.（参加）干部开会议
- This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
- It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。
4 ransom
n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救
- We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
- The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。
5 abducted
劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展
- Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
- The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。
6 lone
adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的
- A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
- She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。
7 evacuated
撤退者的
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。