澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-11

Firefighters are bracing¹ for another day of extreme weather conditions in Australia's southeast. Victoria's first code red fire warning is in place for the Wimmera in the state's west while catastrophic fire warnings are in force for 10 of South Australia's 15 fire districts. The mercury set to climb to 42 degrees across the state for the fifth day in a row.   

An Indian man murdered in Melbourne has been buried near his family's home in Punjab. Hundreds of mourners paid tribute to Nitin Garg, who was stabbed to death last week. His family has announced a 10,000-dollar reward for anyone with information that leads to his killer's arrest.

Togo has pulled out of the African Cup of Nations in Angola after three people died in a rebel ambush² on its team convoy³. The Togolese Prime Minister has ordered the team home immediately despite players saying they wanted to stay and play the African Nations Cup in honour of those killed.

A new report says Western Australia and the ACT have the best-performing economies in Australia. Analysis from CommSec ranked each state and territory against eight key indicators⁴. New South Wales' economy was named the country's worst.

Stay with us for more news later.

 

1 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

2 ambush   

n.埋伏(地点)；伏兵；v.埋伏；伏击

参考例句：

• Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy.我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。
• Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads.由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。

3 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

4 indicators   

（仪器上显示温度、压力、耗油量等的）指针( indicator的名词复数 )； 指示物； （车辆上的）转弯指示灯； 指示信号

参考例句：

• The economic indicators are better than expected. 经济指标比预期的好。
• It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science. 为社会科学领域的许多概念确立一个指标仍然很难。