澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-06

 The Federal Government is about to do a deal with Papua New Guinea to reopen the Manus Island Detention¹ Centre. Australian authorities have already toured the site and PNG’s cabinet is likely to sign up on the deal today. The centre had been part of the Howard government’s so-called “Pacific Solution” that Labor³ had promised not to revisit. 

 

US President Barack Obama has marked the death of Osama Bin² Laden⁴ by laying a wreath at the site of the September 11 attacks in New York. This is Mr Obama’s first visit to Ground Zero since becoming president. He also met relatives of the victims and police and firefighters. 

 

Victoria’s racing⁵ industry is investigating an accident at a jumps race meeting in the state’s west yesterday. Seven people had to be taken to hospital when a riderless horse jumped a fence and landed on them. Six out of the eight horses also fell during the race. 

 

A relative of five family members bludgeoned to death in their Sydney home two years ago has faced court charged with their murders. Newsagent Min Lin, his wife, her sister and two other family members died in the attack. Mr Lin’s brother-in-law was arrested and charged yesterday. Police say he was motivated by money and jealousy⁶. 

 

A Senate inquiry⁷ into bank competition will release its report today. The inquiry was set up in October after the Government unveiled its banking⁸ reform package. The big banks, smaller lenders and regulators all gave evidence. The Australian Bankers’ Association says there’s already enough competition in the banking sector⁹. 

1 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

2 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

3 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

4 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

5 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

6 jealousy   

n.妒忌，嫉妒，猜忌

参考例句：

• Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
• I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。

7 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。

8 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

9 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。