澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-03-08

Good morning.

 

A 23-year-old man will face court tomorrow, charged over the death of a three-year-old Indian boy Gurshan Singh. The toddler was found dead on the side of the road near Melbourne Airport on Thursday night. Gursewak Dhillon has been charged with manslaughter by criminal negligence¹. Dhillon is an Indian national and was living with the three year old and his parents. It's alleged² he placed the boy unconscious in the boot of a car and then drove around for three hours before dumping his body.

 

The US President Barack Obama has congratulated Iraqis for voting in national elections despite threats of violence. At least 38 people have been killed in a series of election day attacks. But there were still long lines of polling booths.

 

The Federal Opposition³ leader Tony Abbott has improved his rating as preferred prime minister in the latest Fairfax/Nielsen poll. Thirty-five percent of voters polled nominated Mr.Abbott as their preferred leader. That's a 14-point increase on support for the former Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull.

 

And Victoria is counting the cost of a weekend of wild weather, including fierce storms and large hailstones. Hundreds of residents of southern Queensland are still waiting to begin their clean-up with many properties still underwater.

1 negligence   

n.疏忽，玩忽，粗心大意

参考例句：

• They charged him with negligence of duty.他们指责他玩忽职守。
• The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。

2 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

3 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。