时间:2018-12-19 作者:英语课 分类:澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年


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 Fire authorities are on high alert with parts of the country in a grip of a heat wave. South Australia's facing more extreme weather today as ex-tropical cyclone 1 Christine moves into the state. Temperatures in the north are again expected to reach the high 40s. 


 
A young Sydney man is fighting for his life after an unprovoked attack on New Year's eve. Eighteen-year-old Daniel Christie was king-hit after he and his brother witnessed an assault at Potts Point. He remains 2 in a critical condition on life support.
 
A Palestinian diplomat 3 has been killed in an explosion at his home in Prague. Jamal Al-Jamal was the head of the Palestinian diplomatic mission in the Czech Republic. It's believed the explosion was triggered when he opened a safe or a case. 
 
And Formula One champion Machael Schumacher is now in a stable condition after his third night in a French hospital. Schumacher remains in an induced coma 4 after suffering a brain injury in a skiing accident. His manager says he is being closely monitored.
 
The head of US peace-keeping mission in South Sudan has accused both sides of the conflict of committing terrible acts of violence. The United Nations is calling on both sides to agree to a ceasefire. Peace talks are due to get underway in neighbouring Ethiopia.

1 cyclone
n.旋风,龙卷风
  • An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
  • The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。
2 remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
3 diplomat
n.外交官,外交家;能交际的人,圆滑的人
  • The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话,紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
  • He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。
4 coma
n.昏迷,昏迷状态
  • The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
  • She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。
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