澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-01

 Julia Gillard is warning that next month’s federal budget will be a painful one. The Prime Minister is preparing the ground for deep spending cuts, but she won’t say exactly where there’ll be. She says tough decisions will need to be made to get the budget back to surplus next year. Ms Gillard has also taken another swipe at the Greens, saying they aren’t in touch with everyday Australians.

 

Laurent Gbagbo’s time as the Ivory Coast’s president may seem to be drawing to an end. He’s been refusing to relinquish¹ the presidency² ever since he lost November’s election. But troops loyal to the man who did win that poll are fast advancing on Mr Gbagbo’s remaining stronghold after capturing the country’s capital and a key port.

 

An Australian author who has been missing in China has told the ABC he’ll be leaving the country within days. Dr Yang Hengjun who has been an outspoken³ critic of China’s human rights record went missing on Sunday. It was thought he was being held by the secret police, but it’s now believed that he’ll return to Australia via Hong Kong.

 

Radioactive iodine⁴ 10,000 times higher than the recommended safety level has now been found in groundwater underneath⁵ Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant. And as radiation leaks worsen, there’s also been a worrying insight now into how just woefully unprepared the plant was for a disaster. The Wall Street Journal has got hold of the plant’s disaster readiness plan. And this plan shows that the plant had only one satellite phone and just a single stretcher in case of accident. 

1 relinquish   

v.放弃，撤回，让与，放手

参考例句：

• He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。
• They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。

2 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

3 outspoken   

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。

4 iodine   

n.碘，碘酒

参考例句：

• The doctor painted iodine on the cut.医生在伤口上涂点碘酒。
• Iodine tends to localize in the thyroid.碘容易集于甲状腺。

5 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。