英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-12-20
时间：2018-12-19 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2013年
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A British court has found two Muslim converts guilty of murdering soldier Lee Rigby in a brutal 1, unprovoked attack. Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale ran over and stabbed the Afghan war veteran near a London army Baracks in May. Adebolajo told a court he was waging a war for Allah in response to western wars.
Kensington Palace has announced Prine William and Kate Middleton will visit Australia in April next year. The Royal couple will head to New Zealand before touring Australia. Prince George is also expected to make the journey, but a final decision is yet to be made.
Four hundred truancy 2 offiers will be sent to remote aboriginal 3 communities across the country to boost school attendance. The 28-million-dollar plan targets 40 remote communities with low school attendance rates. The officers will work directly with families to ensure children attend school.
Police have uncovered the body of the missing Korean man in Brisbane's southwest. Twenty-eight-year-old man Min Tae Kim was reported missing after he arranged a currency exchange with someone he met online. Two men and a woman are in police custody 4.
And medical researchers say they've unlocked the key to reversing the aging process after successful tests on mice. It's hoped the discovery will allow people to live healthier lives and help treat age-related diseases including cancer and type-two diabetes 5. Human trials are expected to start late next year.
1 brutal
adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
2 truancy
n.逃学，旷课
- Schools need to reduce levels of truancy.学校需要减少旷课人数。
- It was a day for impulse and truancy.这是个适于冲动或偷懒的日子。
3 aboriginal
adj.（指动植物）土生的，原产地的，土著的
- They managed to wipe out the entire aboriginal population.他们终于把那些土著人全部消灭了。
- The lndians are the aboriginal Americans.印第安人是美国的土著人。