时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:澳洲ABC新闻快递2009年


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A west Australian man who won the right to starve himself to death has died in a Perth nursing home. Quadriplegic Christian 1 Rossiter was confined to a wheelchair, breathed through a tube and was fed artificially. He told his cares he wanted to die, and last month, the WA Supreme 2 Court ruled he had the right to refuse food.




The Victorian Premier 3 John Brumby departs for India today, hoping to ease concern on the subcontinent over racist 4 bashings in Melbourne. A spate 5 of recent violence against Indian students has received extensive media attention in India. Meanwhile, the Premier has abandoned the Mumbai leg of his trip, after warnings of a possible terrorist attack.




Creditors 6 affected 7 by the collapse 8 of Babcock & Brown have contributed more than 300,000 dollars to a fighting fund. It'll be used to pursue the failed investment bank's former directors and senior management. The money will help cover the cost of a more thorough examination of the group's collapse, including weather the company traded while insolvent 9.




And half a million people have jammed into Havana's Revolution Square for a peace concert. 14 Spanish-language pop stars are performing in an effort to bring together Cubans and Americans. The concert is being televised internationally.




We'll have more news later.



1 Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
  • They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
  • His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
2 supreme
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
3 premier
adj.首要的;n.总理,首相
  • The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
  • He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
4 racist
n.种族主义者,种族主义分子
  • a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
  • His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。
5 spate
n.泛滥,洪水,突然的一阵
  • Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the area.警察正在调查这一地区发生的大量盗窃案。
  • Refugees crossed the border in full spate.难民大量地越过了边境。
6 creditors
n.债权人,债主( creditor的名词复数 )
  • They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 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。
8 collapse
vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
9 insolvent
adj.破产的,无偿还能力的
  • They lost orders and were insolvent within weeks.他们失去了订货,几周后就无法偿还债务。
  • The bank was declared insolvent.银行被宣布破产。
学英语单词
-aceous
4-terpineol
air post
Albuminar
aleprolic acid
ALLESCHERIOSIS
An Ngai Tay
anekantavada
anemopses
annona reticulatas
anterior tentorial pits
anti-Zionistic
arenaceous sediment
arteriae femoralis
at court
baryosynthesis
beat frequency interference pattern
benthohyponeuston
bo's'n
Bramah-press
built-up film
bulk eraser
caffiers
carpatica
cauchemars
Cerbolite
charging apparatus
computer documents
Croatianizing
crown rent and premium apportionment ordinance
Cyclobalanopsis glaucoides
cystora diography
deferred cost
Dhu al-Hijja
dibromoacetyl bromide
distinguished name
Donne's bodies
double bandsilicate
early magmatic ore deposit
endless woven felt
fixed connector
flashpoints
formation of gallstone
four-way connection
fuel oil burning pump
future labels
gasdynamic
German leech
governor complement
hot time
hybrid-type circuit
infra annos nubiles
JFE
lecanorchis suginoana
leichtentritt
lube cut
macerating enzyme
maneuvering post
Marz
matching joint
maybe compiler
mean average
modified
mossed
Muck and money go together.
operational capacity
Opperssed
optical correlator
out-drum mixing
over voltage relay
overhead servicing vehicle
point of significance
probe-target
protoxins
quasi-decimal
R.T.S.
radar screen (or radar fence)
recoverable reserve
revolving snow plough
Rusev
sartorius muscles
selfwards
ship research station
songlines
soppily
sound designer
special formed milling cutter
spheric polar
spread it thin
strike in a line of one's own
submarine ultrasonic direction finder
swiveling tool post
tail ender
temperers
thyll
unfurry
urogomphus
Vasil'yevka
Web converter
Wireless Display
workname
zodiacal star