澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-19
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The top stories from ABC news.
At least one home's been destroyed by a grassfire that's burning out of control in Melbourne's north. The 6,000-hectare blaze is threatening homes in Craigieburn, Wallert and Epping. Locals have been urged to stay indoors. In Victoria's west, water bombing aircraft and hundreds of firefighters are battling a second blaze in the southern Grampians.
The prime minister Julia Gillard is continuing to brush off the latest opinion poll, showing Labor 1 is headed for elelction defeat. The Nielsen Poll shows the party's primary vote has dropped five points to 30%, while support for the coalition 2 has risen to 47%. Senior ministers are despairing and acknowledge the result is a wake up call.
Asylum 3 seeker children being held in detention 4 are still harming themselves despite efforts to improve their situation. Immirgration documents revealed that in just over a year, 26 children harmed themselves while detained in two centers in Darwin.
And all rounder Lisa Sthalekar has announced her retirement 5 from International cricket after helping 6 Australia to victory at the women's World Cup. Jess Cameron was named player of the match for making 75 in the southern stars win over the West Indies. Ellyse Perry took three wickets.
And those are the latest headlines from ABC news.
1 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
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 asylum
n.避难所，庇护所，避难
- The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
- Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
4 detention
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
- He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
- He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
5 retirement
n.退休，退职
- She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
- I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。