时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年


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Police are investigating whether a faulty accelerator is to blame for a crash that injured seven servicemen during Melbourne's Anzac Day parade. The men in their 70s, 80s, and 90s were all part of a Sri Lankan ex-servicemen's association. The driver of the truck has told Fairfax newspapers, the accelerator seemed to stick and he couldn't stop the vehicle.


 


South Korea's Defense 1 Minister says a North Korean torpedo 2 attack is the most likely cause of the sinking of one of its warships 3. Forty-six sailors died last month when an explosion caused the Cheonan to split in half. North Korea has denied that it was behind that sinking.


 


Thailand's prime minister says soldiers will try to reclaim 4 Bangkok's shopping district from protesters. Red Shirt protesters have set up camp in the area and are calling on Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament and call new elections.


 


West Australian Treasurer 5 Troy Buswell will today respond to allegations that he had an affair with Greens MP Adele Carles. Ms.Carles told News Limited that she was involved with the Treasurer for several months. They are both married with children.


 


Financial advisers 6 will be banned from taking commissions as part of sweeping 7 changes announced by the Federal Government last night. The shake-up will also require financial planners to place the interests of their clients ahead of their own. The Government is hoping the laws will protect consumers from high-profile corporate 8 collapses 9.



1 defense
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
2 torpedo
n.水雷,地雷;v.用鱼雷破坏
  • His ship was blown up by a torpedo.他的船被一枚鱼雷炸毁了。
  • Torpedo boats played an important role during World War Two.鱼雷艇在第二次世界大战中发挥了重要作用。
3 warships
军舰,战舰( warship的名词复数 ); 舰只
  • The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties. 在遭受惨重伤亡后,敌舰退出了海战。
  • The government fitted out warships and sailors for them. 政府给他们配备了战舰和水手。
4 reclaim
v.要求归还,收回;开垦
  • I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
  • You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时,必须出示这张票子。
5 treasurer
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。
6 advisers
顾问,劝告者( adviser的名词复数 ); (指导大学新生学科问题等的)指导教授
  • a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
  • She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。
7 sweeping
adj.范围广大的,一扫无遗的
  • The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
  • Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗?
8 corporate
adj.共同的,全体的;公司的,企业的
  • This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
  • His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
9 collapses
折叠( collapse的第三人称单数 ); 倒塌; 崩溃; (尤指工作劳累后)坐下
  • This bridge table collapses. 这张桥牌桌子能折叠。
  • Once Russia collapses, the last chance to stop Hitler will be gone. 一旦俄国垮台,抑止希特勒的最后机会就没有了。
学英语单词
.psp
advance of a shoreline
alloyed rectifier
amidopurine
anisotropic plasma
auxiliary stabilizer
Ayermycin
blend flavo(u)ring
Bolszewo
broken down ingot
burhs
Bursa subtendinea musculi obturatoris interni
caldwell
capacitance level meter
carbamatic hydrolase
cast ridicule on
ceiling outlet
chawan
check weight
cheek-bone
chop of silk
Clamecy
clearing away summerheat
constant-running power take-off
Corydalidae
crassicaule
cuspidated
cyclohexanone pinacol
definition of compiler
demand capacity ratio
dinitro-o-cyclohexylphenol
duggishly
egregius
elsewhat
Epéna
ergoregion
even trim
exotic material
familier
finchen
flexopress
foreign policy
free radical catalyst
freeship
frostling
grays in silicon
hardy's formula
hay knife
heart-cake
herberie
hyalosome
intake cone
interpretation section
jerel
kacins
Lajmah, Jab.al
lamellar magnet
length over fender
lesser supraclavicular fossa
mean kinetic friction force
military uniform
multiplicative congruential
mycoparasitism
myeloid
navicula satura
non human wealth
Pimpinella magna L.
plus value
post-recessionary
power associative loop
prelimed juice
putting up with
quadundrum
rachiagra
railway vehicles
rear-drivest
rescimetol
rogue-trader
role performance
saltiness
sand stalagmite
see-saw circuit
simulated sonic log
single piece machining
single wing
sludge pressing
sodii nitras
squooshier
stroke speed
swear sb to secrecy
sympathin-inhibition
tail-male
the zeroth law of thermodynamics
Three Hours
trim fore-and-aft
truck-air-truck
unibanco
Uromitexan
Vittorino da Feltre
woobie
zebrasoma flavescens
zokol