时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:澳洲ABC新闻快递2011年


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 The United Nations is pulling its staff out of Tripoli. Angry mobs have been attacking foreign embassies after reports a NATO air strike killed Colonel Gaddafi’s youngest son and three of the leader’s grandchildren. The mob burnt Britain’s embassy to the ground. Britain retaliated 1 by expelling Libya’s ambassador. 


 
Police in Melbourne have shot dead a man they say was threatening them with a knife. Two police officers approached two men in St Kilda after an earlier stabbing in a hotel. Police say they shot one of the men after he lunged at them with a knife. The man died at the scene. 
 
Up to one million people have packed St Peter’s Square for the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II. The ceremony is the final step before the Pope is declared a saint. Among the crowd was the French nun 2 who said she was cured of Parkinson’s Disease after praying to John Paul. 
 
Sony’s preparing to resume some services on its PlayStation Network. The company has apologised for the security breach 3 that led to users’ personal details being stolen. Sony says it’s now improved its security system to prevent another breach. 
 
And Channel Nine presenter 4 Karl Stefanovic has won the Gold Logie, nudging out favourite Rebecca Gibney. The ABC picked up five of the ten peer judged awards including most outstanding actor for Richard Roxburgh in the drama series Rake. Sarah Ferguson won most outstanding public affairs report for her Four Corners investigation 5 Smugglers Paradise. Veteran political journalist Laurie Oakes was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

1 retaliated
v.报复,反击( retaliate的过去式和过去分词 )
  • When he once teased her for her inexperience, she retaliated. 有一次,他讥讽她没有经验,她便反唇相讥。 来自辞典例句
  • The terrorists retaliated by killing three policemen. 恐怖分子以杀死三名警察相报复。 来自辞典例句
2 nun
n.修女,尼姑
  • I can't believe that the famous singer has become a nun.我无法相信那个著名的歌星已做了修女。
  • She shaved her head and became a nun.她削发为尼。
3 breach
n.违反,不履行;破裂;vt.冲破,攻破
  • We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
  • He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。
4 presenter
n.(电视、广播的)主持人,赠与者
  • Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。
  • The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。
5 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。
学英语单词
alfred eisenstaedts
all quarters
alternating current indication
anamorphily
antiquarian bookshop
Apollo computer
as-suchness
astenosphere
Bacillus catenulus
Baegyado
Baramanni
below-the-line expenditure
bleakie
burning the candle at both ends
carcas(plies)
catalogue directory
categorized
ceryn
CLDY
climacteric syndrome
clobutinol
coding switch
coedest
collegegoers
comparative unit
Crna Trava
crystal analysis method
Datura sanguinea
desert paintbrushes
diclocymet
direct coupled machine
dislocation of optical range-finder
dispatch decision rule
EDM machines tracer controlled wire
envenomization
ependymites
flip chip bonding
fluidized(-fuel) reactor
fragrancy
gas piping
gross neglect
hemorrhagic exudative erythema
horizontal system of coordinates
hymenium
hyoscytamine
instrumental medicine
intermediate switchboard
isoborneols
join hand in hand
kelpworts
lacrimal sinus
leading-rein
lenghth of fit
Lengoué
lined with rubber
long-period test
lovingness
massic volume
mercury ammoniated Ointment
mixing plant
mnchen
mphahlele
nitrogen sea!
no catch
normal cut crystal
octane fade
out-footing
overhung bearing
owenss
P'angyo-gun
pamphlets
PCA cement
policeman birds
pot spinning process
reduced wave vector
refining loss
revamp
ROCC
rutile covering
scarf-skin
scattered directive radiation intensity ratio
service bus
sheep shaggers
silk elevators
smooth winterberry holly
sobadors
Sonneratia ovata
spark source
sprase
strength-to-weight
subrounded gravel
Swertia patens
tent peg
tranquil(l)ization
unsickling
urus
us tax
Uteshëvo
uvdicon
warp ikat
worthiest
zygodactylae