澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-10-09

Treasury¹ head Ken² Henry will be under pressure this morning to defend the government’s economic stimulus³ measures. Mr. Henry will front the Senate inquiry⁴ into the $42 billion package .This week's interest rate rise and the better-than-expected jobless figures have further fueled debate on whether the stimulus should be wound back.

A national memorial will be held in Samoa today for the victims of the Pacific tsunami⁵. The bodies of a dozen victims will be buried in the grave close to the capital Apia.

Federal government backbencher Belinda Neal has spoken publicly about her decision to stay married to John Della Bosca. The couple’s private life became public earlier this year and Mr. Della Bosca admitted having an affair, forcing him to resign as New South Wales' health minister. Ms. Neal told the ABC’s Q and A her decision was a feminist⁶ one.

And the father of tennis player Jelena Dokic has reportedly gone on a hunger strike in a Serbian jail. His Lawyer says he’s refusing to take food, water or medicines. He’s protesting against his 15-month prison sentence. Dokic was jailed for threatening to blow up the car of the Australian Ambassador in Belgrade.

And there’ll be more news updates later.

1 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

2 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

3 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

4 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

5 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

6 feminist   

adj.主张男女平等的，女权主义的

参考例句：

• She followed the feminist movement.她支持女权运动。
• From then on,feminist studies on literature boomed.从那时起，男女平等受教育的现象开始迅速兴起。