澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-07-24

 The man accused of shooting 12 people dead at a cinema in Denver has faced court. James Holmes sat in court in a red jail suit and with dyed orange hair and looked dazed throughout the hearing. The prosecution¹ says it will speak to the victims and their families before deciding whether to seek the death penalty.

 

 

The ABC has obtained a damning report to the east branch of the Health Services Union. The long-awaited temby report shows millions of dollars were spent on lavish² accommodations and huge pay rises. The Union’s former general secretary, Michael Williamson, came in for special mention. The report accuses him of nepotism³ and a funnelling⁴ millions of dollars of the Union’s fund to himself and his family.

 

 

Iraq had has its deadliest days more than two years. More than 100 people have died in the serious bombings across the country. Security forces appear to have been one of the main targets. One of the worst hit areas was a Sunni neighbourhood north of Baghded where more than 40 people dead.

 

 

The Syrian government has acknowledged for the first time that it has chemical weapons. The regime has promised it won’t use them against its own people under any circumstances. It says the weapons are stored and secured by the armed forces.

 

 

Foreign Minister Bob Carr denied that he criticised the United States during talks with republican presidential candidate, Mitt⁵ Romney. Media reports suggest that senate Carr said that US was in decline. But the foreign minister says he was actually praising America’s economic strength. 

1 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

2 lavish   

adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍

参考例句：

• He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
• The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。

3 nepotism   

n.任人唯亲；裙带关系

参考例句：

• The congressman lashed the president for his nepotism.国会议员抨击总统搞裙带关系。
• Many will regard his appointment as the kind of nepotism British banking ought to avoid.很多人会把他的任命看作是英国银行业应该避免的一种裙带关系。

4 funnelling   

倾销( funnel的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Wind was funnelling through the gorge. 风吹过峡谷。
• This causes a funnelling from Asian currencies into dollars and euros. 这导致了一种从亚洲货币到美圆和欧元的漏斗效应。

5 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。