澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-08-14
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The Federal Government will introduce legislation today to end the political deadlock 1 over asylum 2 seekers. It will reinstate offshore 3 processing on Nauru and Manus Island. Immigration spokesman Scott Morrison has told News Breakfast his party will support the restarting of offshore processing. It comes as grave fears are held for the safety of 67 people on another boat, which hasn't been seen since leaving Indonesia two weeks ago.
In the United States, there's been a third multiple shooting in a month. The gunman's been shot dead after he opened fire near a university in Texas. Two others were killed including a police officer.
Syrian rebels claim to have shot down a warplane and captured the pilot. They've released a video which appears to show the plane being hit by an anti-aircraft missile.
In Norway, a scathing 4 report has concluded that police failed to act fast enough to prevent last year's terrorist attack by Anders Breivik, 77 people died when he set off a bomb in Oslo before going on a shooting rampage on a nearby island. The report says it was unacceptable that police took 35 minutes to reach the island once alerted.
The ANZ's bank fees will be the subject of Australia's largest class action in the High Court today. Lawyers for 38,000 customers will argue against excessive charges for late credit card payments, overdrawn 5 accounts, and dishonor fees.
1 deadlock
n.僵局，僵持
- The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
- The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。
2 asylum
n.避难所，庇护所，避难
- The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
- Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
3 offshore
adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面
- A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
- A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。