澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2016-01-05
时间：2018-12-19 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2016年
英语课
The Prime Minister has intervened for the first time in the growing scandal over the resignation of Minister Jaime Briggs. Malcolm Turnbull has condemned 1 the release of a photo of a female diplomat 2 caught who complained about the behavior of Mr. Briggs. Malcolm Turnbull issued a statement last night urging all parties to respect the privacy of all public servant. It’s unclear who leaked the photo to the media.
Global share markets have started the year with a drop sparked by worries about China. Trading on the Shanghai stock market was automatically suspended when the index fell by 7 percent in response to disappointing manufacturing data. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones opened 400 points down, or more than 2 percent. In London, the FTSE closed down 2 percent and Germany’s DAX was 4 percent lower.
Police in South Australia say the community will be deeply affected 3 by the death of a father and his two young children. Police believed the family car was deliberately 4 driven off a wharf 5 at port Lincoln. Divers 6 recovered the three bodies from the car yesterday afternoon.
And fire crews suspected a children’s hoverboard sparked the damaging fire in a house in Melbourne last night. A family of five and their pets escaped the fire at Strathmore, in Melbourne’s northwest, but parts of the house were destroyed. Australia’s competition and consumer commission has previously 7 issued a warning about the boards following a spate 8 of fires overseas.
1 condemned
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。
2 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
3 deliberately
adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地
- The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
- They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。
4 wharf
n.码头，停泊处
- We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
- We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。
5 divers
adj.不同的；种种的
- He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
- Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。
6 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。