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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 Tens of thousands of protesters have again flooded the streets of Egypt’s main cities, demanding an end to Hosni Mubarak’s rule. The death toll 1 has now passed 100. And the Egyptian military is attempting to assert its authority, but the protesters are remaining defiant 2. Egypt’s main opposition 3 leader, Mohamed ElBaradei, has addressed protesters in Cairo, telling them “change is on its way”.


 
Ex-tropical cyclone 4 Anthony has brought gale-force winds and torrential rain to north Queensland’s coast. It crossed the coast late last night. Power has been cut to about 10,000 properties.
 
The Federal Government will start trying to sell the merits of its flood levy 5 to the crossbenchers today. Ministers will start talks with independent senator Nick Xenophon later this morning. Meetings with the other independents are also scheduled for later in the week.
 
An Indonesian court has raised the hopes of two members of the Bali Nine drug ring who are trying to escape the death penalty. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have made their final appeals against their death sentences. Fairfax is reporting this morning the panel of three judges has said the right to life must not be ignored, reduced or taken away.
 
And thousands of people have turned out in Tunisia for the return of a leading Islamic leader. Rached Ghannouchi has arrived in the capital Tunis after two decades in exile. He’d been facing charges of plotting against the state. And Mr Ghannouchi says he is not interested in running for political office. 

1 toll
n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数;v.敲(钟)
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
2 defiant
adj.无礼的,挑战的
  • With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时,仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
  • He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
3 opposition
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。
4 cyclone
n.旋风,龙卷风
  • An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
  • The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。
5 levy
n.征收税或其他款项,征收额
  • They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
  • A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。
学英语单词
adsorption balance
Anemone baicalensis
asses bridge
autophagosis
b-type
base heat protection
Begard
beni abbes
benzoylecgonine
Bogia
boron trioxide
brachythecium buchananii gracillimum
bright invert syrup
buckeroos
cabin boys
cement plaster finish
chaunced
chilostome
chom
cold universe
controlled reaction of nuclear fusion
derivatizing
direct earnings
dry coal
electrolytic development
embroidery weaving
emotional excitement
employment credential
execution phrase
fancy fruit
filter-band eliminator
flathman
frequency modulation recording
genus quiscaluss
Germering
glazing tape
grafting time
growth constant
half-woman
happen again
hard-wirings
hieroglyphus annulicornis (shiraki)
Histocytochemistry
hwan
interval time
intraluteal
jut-window
kanders
kbl
KMBA
low-pressure facies series
luminescent transition
manfred eigens
map projection transformation
medullary keel
minica
mining under water body
Miyarisan
multichine
Newtonian universal of gravity
nonoxynol-9
nuanced
oojiboo
overgassing
overhang eaves
paintign in fresco
paintjet
palmitaldehyde oxime
Pangkal, Pulau
pleat retention
press self-regulation
random measure
roppongis
Salmonella altendorf
semi-retractable landing gear
sheet metal smoothing roolers
Sigües
speed shifting mechanism
supple point
surrounded
taeniae ventriculi tertii
tax assessment rolls
Teclosan
tension reduction
thio ether
Thāru Purāna
tibialis posticuss
toly
tree surgeries
Tribonian
tuner-timer
turnout mast
uncomplimented
vacuum-operated hydraulic brake
vaginal discharge
Vanzevat
wake zone
watch box
Wattenwil
YANAL
zero-pressure position
zone of bone deposition