英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-03-20
时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年
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Frustrations have turned to anger for some of the families of the passengers on board the missing Malaysian plane. Distraught Chinese relatives had to be dragged from a media briefing after they burst in and accused the authorities of not doing enough to find the plane.
Police are following a new lead in the disappearance 1 of British girl Madeleine McCann in Portugal although seven years ago. They are looking for a man who sexually abused five girls who was staying in the Portugal....in Portuguese 2 holiday villas 3 between 2004 and 2010.
The Federal Opposition 4 is keeping up the pressure on the prime minister over Sinodinos who has stepped aside as assistant treasurer 5. Senator Sinodinos has been called to appear at a corruption 6 inquiry 7 into a company he was involved with. The Opposition is demanding that Tony Abbott explain what he knew about the matter.
Russian forces have seized control of a second Ukrainian naval 8 bla....base in Crimea just hours after capturing the navy headquarters. Russia has moved to annex 9 the region. The UN Security Council is meeting again to discuss the crisis. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is heading to Moscow and Kiev for talks.
And Toyota has agreed to pay 1.3 billion dollars to resolve a criminal dispute with the US over safety problems. The carmaker had to recall more than 10 million cars because of problems with their brakes, accelerator pedals and floor mats.
n.消失，消散，失踪
- He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
- Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。
n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语
- They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
- Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。
别墅，公馆( villa的名词复数 )； （城郊）住宅
- Magnificent villas are found throughout Italy. 在意大利到处可看到豪华的别墅。
- Rich men came down from wealthy Rome to build sea-side villas. 有钱人从富有的罗马来到这儿建造海滨别墅。
n.反对，敌对
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
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.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。
adj.海军的，军舰的，船的
- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。