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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Toyota is in damage control after it was forced to recall more than 400,000 Hybrid 1 cars because of braking problems. The global recall includes 2,500 Prius vehicles in Australia. And the Japanese carmaker is facing another investigation 2 in the US with dozens of complaints about steering 3 problems with the latest Corolla model.


 


The United Nations says it's alarmed by the arrest of Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka. The government has accused General Fonseka of treason. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka's parliament has been dissolved, clearing the way for an early election. The move by President Mahinda Rajapakse comes weeks after he was elected to a second term.


 


Unions are calling on the Federal Government to boost spending on training and security checks for airport staff. The government yesterday announced a 200-million-dollar overhaul 4 of airport security. But the Transport Workers Union says while it supports body scanning, the money could be better spent on providing more training to airport staff.


 


And avalanches 5 triggered by heavy snow have killed at least 28 people in northern Afghanistan. The blizzard 6 struck a busy road that connects the capital Kabul to the north of the country. The Defense 7 Ministry 8 says soldiers are working to help those still trapped.


 


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1 hybrid
n.(动,植)杂种,混合物
  • That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
  • The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。
2 investigation
n.调查,调查研究
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
3 steering
n.操舵装置
  • He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
  • Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵,口吻也马上变得温和了。
4 overhaul
v./n.大修,仔细检查
  • Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
  • It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知,铁路系统需要大检修。
5 avalanches
n.雪崩( avalanche的名词复数 )
  • The greatest dangers of pyroclastic avalanches are probably heat and suffocation. 火成碎屑崩落的最大危害可能是炽热和窒息作用。 来自辞典例句
  • Avalanches poured down on the tracks and rails were spread. 雪崩压满了轨道,铁轨被弄得四分五裂。 来自辞典例句
6 blizzard
n.暴风雪
  • The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
  • You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。
7 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。
8 ministry
n.(政府的)部;牧师
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
学英语单词
-philic
abdominal mouth (uterine tube)
Acanthoplecta
acylglycerophosphocholine
Adams City
administrative chart
Aesculus
against a rainy day
alkalified
analysers
antistickoff voltage
azarin
battery powered tractor
be false of heart
bevel gaear lapping machine
biciromab
black enamel
blasting roll
breathalyzer test
brittney
c power sopply
cable path
cholesterol-lowering substance
civil airport
clangula hyemaliss
cloth fast blue r
confocal ring resonator
congenital anomaly of ocular muscle and tendon
constant-band width analyzer
CP (command post)
cypruss
diametrally
displacement controller
Dotto train
dyed fabric
electric meat mincer
fibre laydown hood
film industries
frenis
fueling booster pump
full carrier single-sideband emission
gevers
go sour
gunnery spotting plane
hand coded analyzer
hydrogen-phosphonate
internal erosion
internal feed water pipe
isolated explosive disorder
lay sth. at sb.'s door
leading arm
Line Islands
mcelroy
meitners
metanormality
milk room
Mongolize
natural abode
nearby star
nonscatterable glass
notalgic
Ocotea
out-cricket
Pantocide
paralytic bladder
pelew is. (palau is.)
phosphanylidene
physical entanglement
pin-board
polemically
principal curvature of surface
pritam
pro ration
propositional calculuss
prosecution of a voyage
proteus morganil
prusik knot
quiller-couch
quoticidine
rudder head
Serco
session-level pacing
solublised vat dye
stadia point
take sides with sb.
theraphosidaes
thermomechanical generator
thermoplastic insulating tape
title overlay
tobraviruses
troponins
trumpet section
unerrable
unity of biochemistry
user catalog
villamil
viverravus
vocatives
water soluble acid
what in the world
wollastonite ore
wooden bead door screen