澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2016-01-07
时间：2018-12-19 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2016年
英语课
Thanks, Paul. A bushfire is threatening lives and homes south of Perth in Western Australia. Warrona and Hamel around 100 kilometers south of Perth have been evacuated 1. An emergency warning is also in place for nearby Preston Beach. The fire was started by lightning strike almost 24 hours ago.
The UN Security Council has vowed 2 to take more steps against North Korea following its claims of a hydrogen bomb test. The White House says initial information suggests the North Korea explosion was a nuclear test but not a full hydrogen bomb as claimed. The Australian Foreign Minister Julia Bishop 3 says it’s likely the North Korean regime is overstating its nuclear capabilities 4.
“It’s not yet been established that it was a hydrogen or firm nuclear bomb as North Korea claims. It does have a history of exaggerating its technological 5 powers.”
A severe weather warning has been cancelled in New South Wales but some communities are still threatened by rising floodwaters. Emergency crews hoped to rescue 21 campers including five children who were stranded 6 in the dual 7 national park in the state’s south overnight.
And a Brisbane grandfather remains 8 in hospital under police guard after his two-month old daughter was stabbed to death. The baby died and three other family members were wounded in their shocking domestic dispute yesterday afternoon. The baby’s mother and grandmother are now fighting for their lives in hospital.
1 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。
2 vowed
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
3 bishop
n.主教，（国际象棋）象
- He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
- Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。
4 capabilities
n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力
- He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
- Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
5 technological
adj.技术的；工艺的
- A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
- Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。
6 stranded
a.搁浅的，进退两难的
- He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
- I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。