澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-09-12
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年
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A South African judge has cleared Oscar Pistorius of murder, but the athlete could still be found guilty of culpable 1 homicide. That sentence carries up to 15 years in jail. The judge has ruled Pistorius had acted hastily when he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp but she says the prosecution 2 has failed to prove that he meant to kill her.
I am of the view that the accused acted too hastily, and used excessive force. And the second sense is, it is clear that his conduct was negligent 3.
Thokozile Masipa there.
Now Americans have been marking the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks as the country prepares to battle with the Islamic State. Thirteen years since hijacked 4 planes crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, ten Arab states have now agreed to back President Obama's fight against IS militants 5.
Arthur Sinodinos will be back before the New South Wales corruption 6 inquiry 7 today. Senator Sinodinos was forced to step aside as assistant treasurer 8 in March while the inquiry investigated his time as director of the company linked to disgraced Labor 9 identity Eddie Obeid.
And the remains 10 of nine Australian victims of the MS-17 tragedy have arrived back in Melbourne. The bodies have been taken to a morgue to be formally identified and will be released to their families within days.
adj.有罪的，该受谴责的
- The judge found the man culpable.法官认为那个人有罪。
- Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable.他们不采取任何行动的决定使他们难辞其咎。
n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营
- The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
- He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。
adj.疏忽的；玩忽的；粗心大意的
- The committee heard that he had been negligent in his duty.委员会听说他玩忽职守。
- If the government is proved negligent,compensation will be payable.如果证明是政府的疏忽，就应支付赔偿。
劫持( hijack的过去式和过去分词 )； 绑架； 拦路抢劫； 操纵（会议等，以推销自己的意图）
- The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome. 飞机在从伦敦飞往罗马途中遭到两名持械男子劫持。
- The plane was hijacked soon after it took off. 那架飞机起飞后不久被劫持了。
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
- Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
- The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
n.司库，财务主管
- Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
- The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。
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。