澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-05-31

 Leading the news this morning. 

The Prime Minister has given a feisty speech to the leaders of the mining industry, telling them she intends to share the benefits of the Boom. Julia Gillard has told at the Minerals Council's annual dinner the Government owns the minerals in trust for all Australians. 

 

Julian Assange's next move remains¹ unclear this morning after he lost an appeal against extradition² to Sweden. Mr Assange is wanted in Sweden on sexual misconduct allegations. His legal team has 14 days to apply to reopen the case. 

 

Two Queensland properties remain under quarantine as health officials investigate a dual³ outbreak of the Hendra Virus. Two horses died at the weekend at two different locations. Queensland's chief vet⁴ says the outbreaks are unrelated and just coincidence. 

 

Readers of Fairfax newspapers will see a thinner version this morning after hundreds of journalists walked off the job. They are protesting at the company's plans to move production work for its regional newspapers to New Zealand. The strike affects The Age, the Sydney Morning Herald⁵ and the Financial Review. Skeleton staff are producing today's and tomorrow's papers. 

 

UN monitors and Syria have confirmed the discovery of 13 bodies in the country's east. The men's bodies were found with their hands tied behind their backs, some apparently⁶ shot in the head. The UN's chief observer says it's an appalling⁷ and inexcusable act.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

3 dual   

adj.双的；二重的，二元的

参考例句：

• The people's Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality for any Chinese national.中华人民共和国不承认中国公民具有双重国籍。
• He has dual role as composer and conductor.他兼作曲家及指挥的双重身分。

4 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。

5 herald   

vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎

参考例句：

• In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
• Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。

6 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

7 appalling   

adj.骇人听闻的，令人震惊的，可怕的

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。