澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-08-07

on Caixiqiang, good job!  by homeway2000 

Good morning.

The Somali based Islamist group al-Shabaab has denied having any links to the Australian men charged over an alleged¹ terrorist plot in Sydney. Three of the five men are of Somali origin and one is accused of having travelled to Somalia to fight and train with al-Shabaab. But a spokesman for the group says it doesn’t have any members in Australia. 

The Prime Minister’s wife, Therese Rein², has been discharged from a hospital in far north Queensland. She was treated in the Cairns Base Hospital last night for stomach virus and stayed in for observation.

 The search for Madeleine McCann may be moving to Australia. Investigators³ believe a woman with an Australian or New Zealand accent said something to two British men, suggesting she knew about the fate of the girl. The women is said to resemble Victoria Beckham.

 And get over it. That’s the message from Malcolm Turnbull to the Prime Minister about the OzCar affair. The Opposition⁴ Leader has refused to apologize for his role in the saga⁵. Appearing on the ABC’s Q and A program last night, he said the politics is a tough business and people need to move on. 

And there’ll be more news later.

1 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

2 rein   

n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治

参考例句：

• The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
• He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

3 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 opposition   

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 saga   

n.(尤指中世纪北欧海盗的)故事，英雄传奇

参考例句：

• The saga of Flight 19 is probably the most repeated story about the Bermuda Triangle.飞行19中队的传说或许是有关百慕大三角最重复的故事。
• The novel depicts the saga of a family.小说描绘了一个家族的传奇故事。