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Oscar winner ads to deeper division

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     SYDNEY, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The Oscar-winning Hollywood star Cate Blanchett has come unstuck with her fellow Australians after fronting a television commercial supporting a controversial new tax scheme in her native country.

    While the federal government welcomed the ads which were funded by green groups and unions and support the inclusion of a tax on carbon polluters, many Australians were left seething1.
    The star of Elizabeth and the Lord of the Rings trilogy makes a star turn in the "Say Yes" advertising2 campaign urging voters Down Under to back the government's planned carbon tax, which would be levied3 on companies which contribute to pollution.
    The Federal Opposition4 Leader Tony Abbott has called for an election to resolve the carbon tax crisis these days. Speaking to the ABC, Mr Abbott accused the Gillard government of "being star struck".
    The millionairess and current co-director of the Sydney Theatre Company is roundly adored by Australians, however, her brilliant star may lose some of its lustre5 after pitching herself headlong into a debate that is dividing the nation.
    Many Australians, urged on by a national-Liberal coalition6, fear the carbon tax will destroy jobs, repel7 investment and most importantly be passed along to families already struggling in the tough economic climate.
    The campaign(战役) fell directly into the lap of outspoken8 National Party Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce, who fiercely opposes the tax. Joyce criticised Blanchett for failing to understand the impact it will have on hard-up Australians.
    He told national radio, "It's very easy for people who have a good wage to suggest that we engage in a gesture which will have no effect, but the people who really pay the price are the ones who can't afford the fundamentals of life right now.
    "I think that Cate Blanchett is a marvellous actor, a beautiful person and a wonderful Australian, but the relationship between that and a person who is, unfortunately, already doing it tough in their life, who's under the pump already because they can't afford their power bill... what do they get from the ad?"Not much, according to callers on talk-back radio Friday, where fermenting9 anger at the possibility of ordinary Australians having to pay-up for the environmental conscience of wealthy leftwing artists and politicians spilled over.
    A number of 140 leading Australians and organizations have also put their names to a statement given to the Federal government Friday morning, urging it to speed up legislation for the finalization10 of a price on carbon.
    Businessman like Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith supported the ad campaign and the pricing of carbon. He said he was asked to be part of the campaign, but surprisingly said no.
    Smith said, "I didn't appear on it because I knew that I would be a front page of lies in the Rupert Murdoch press here. So there was no way I was going to destroy my name that way. I was gutless. I didn't stand up for the truth."But the truth is a mercurial11 thing when it comes to the cloak and dagger12 of the Australian climate debate.
    On one hand, a Climate Commission report released last month confirmed again - with scientific evidence - that climate change is real. The report showed, among other facts, that in the last 50 years the number of record hot days in Australia has more than doubled. Australia's natural wonders such as the Great Barrier Reef are already being damaged, and the risk of coastal13 flooding could double by the end of the century.
    Yet so certain is Abbott that ordinary Australians remain climate skeptics that he repeated his call for the government to hold an election and allow the Australian people to decide the issue.
    "Listen to the Australian people and give them a chance to say yes," he told parliament.
    Abbott saved his cruelest jibes14 for Gillard, by again referring to the Cate Blanchett ad, at the same time ensuring the divisions through Australia will only deepen in the coming months.
    "She should stop thinking that somehow a handful of celebrities15 represents the voice of the Australian people," he said.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

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1 seething e6f773e71251620fed3d8d4245606fcf     
沸腾的,火热的
参考例句:
  • The stadium was a seething cauldron of emotion. 体育场内群情沸腾。
  • The meeting hall was seething at once. 会场上顿时沸腾起来了。
2 advertising 1zjzi3     
n.广告业;广告活动 a.广告的;广告业务的
参考例句:
  • Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
  • The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。
3 levied 18fd33c3607bddee1446fc49dfab80c6     
征(兵)( levy的过去式和过去分词 ); 索取; 发动(战争); 征税
参考例句:
  • Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor. 向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多。
  • Heavy fines were levied on motoring offenders. 违规驾车者会遭到重罚。
4 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对,敌对
参考例句:
  • 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。
5 lustre hAhxg     
n.光亮,光泽;荣誉
参考例句:
  • The sun was shining with uncommon lustre.太阳放射出异常的光彩。
  • A good name keeps its lustre in the dark.一个好的名誉在黑暗中也保持它的光辉。
6 coalition pWlyi     
n.结合体,同盟,结合,联合
参考例句:
  • The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
  • Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
7 repel 1BHzf     
v.击退,抵制,拒绝,排斥
参考例句:
  • A country must have the will to repel any invader.一个国家得有决心击退任何入侵者。
  • Particles with similar electric charges repel each other.电荷同性的分子互相排斥。
8 outspoken 3mIz7v     
adj.直言无讳的,坦率的,坦白无隐的
参考例句:
  • He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
  • She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。
9 fermenting fdd52e85d75b46898edb910a097ddbf6     
v.(使)发酵( ferment的现在分词 );(使)激动;骚动;骚扰
参考例句:
  • The fermenting wine has bubbled up and over the top. 发酵的葡萄酒已经冒泡,溢了出来。 来自辞典例句
  • It must be processed through methods like boiling, grinding or fermenting. 它必须通过煮沸、研磨、或者发酵等方法加工。 来自互联网
10 finalization f3e884836172a769a69b0fe0c246ce5f     
n.定稿
参考例句:
  • The book can finally be published after revision and finalization. 经过删定,这本书终于可以出版了。 来自互联网
  • Lead supplier pre-selection, selection, price negotiation, contract finalization. 领导供应商预选,筛选,议价及合同的订立。 来自互联网
11 mercurial yCnxD     
adj.善变的,活泼的
参考例句:
  • He was of a mercurial temperament and therefore unpredictable.他是个反复无常的人,因此对他的行为无法预言。
  • Our desires and aversions are mercurial rulers.我们的欲望与嫌恶是变化无常的统治者。
12 dagger XnPz0     
n.匕首,短剑,剑号
参考例句:
  • The bad news is a dagger to his heart.这条坏消息刺痛了他的心。
  • The murderer thrust a dagger into her heart.凶手将匕首刺进她的心脏。
13 coastal WWiyh     
adj.海岸的,沿海的,沿岸的
参考例句:
  • The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
  • This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
14 jibes 49506cd35213aebe9bb100d2fdf507b1     
n.与…一致( jibe的名词复数 );(与…)相符;相匹配v.与…一致( jibe的第三人称单数 );(与…)相符;相匹配
参考例句:
  • He made several cheap jibes at his opponent during the interview. 在采访中他好几次对他的对手粗俗地加以嘲讽。
  • The report jibes with the facts. 报告与事实相符。 来自辞典例句
15 celebrities d38f03cca59ea1056c17b4467ee0b769     
n.(尤指娱乐界的)名人( celebrity的名词复数 );名流;名声;名誉
参考例句:
  • He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
  • a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目
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