澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-26

 Campbell Newman will be sworn in as Queensland premier¹ today.His deputy,Jeff Seeney and treasurer² Tim Nicholls will also be sworn in as an interim³ cabinet.The former premier Anna Bligh is resigning from Parliament,with Labor⁴ reduced to as few as 7 seats. 

 

Sydney police say they are investigating the shooting of a man by one of its officers at a busy shopping center.The man was shot during a scuffle with a policeman at the Westfield shopping center at Parramatta late yesterday.Police alleged⁵ the man had been involved in an armed robbery and has stolen two cars.

 

The US president Barack Obama has warned North Korea,it would face further sanctions if it goes ahead with plans to launch a long-range missile.Mr.Obama has visited the demilitarized zone ahead of a global summit in South Korea to discuss nuclear security.World leaders including the Prime Minister,Julia Gillard are gathering⁶ for the talks.

 

The brother of the man who killed seven people in southern France has been arrested on suspicion he helped plan the attacks.Abdelkader Merah has been charged with criminal conspiracy⁷ but he's denied the allegations.

 

The British Prime Minister,David Cameron has condemned⁸ a former Conservative Party official who offered high level access to the government for money.The Conservative's co-treasurer,Peter Cruddas,was recorded by under-cover reports offering access to the Prime Minister for a three hundred and seventy thousand dollar donation.

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

3 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

4 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。

5 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

6 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

7 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

8 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。