澳洲新闻 ABC新闻快递 2012-12-27

 Syria's Military Police chief has defected and reportedly fled to Turkey. Abdul Aziz al-Shalal made the announcements in a video posted online, he says the army has failed to protect Syrians and it's turning to gangs of killers¹.

 

Two Austrailan survivors² of a fatal plane crash in Burma hoped to be home by the end of the week. Anna Bartsch and her partner Stuart Benson are among five Australians who escaped, they say they didn't realize the plane was in trouble until it was on the ground.

 

A new video has emerged of an Australian man held hostage by militants³ in the southern Philippines for more than a year. In the video posted on YouTube, Warren Rodwell says he's been held in isolation⁴ and doesn't think he'll ever be freed.

 

South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital, the 94-year-old has spent almost 3 weeks in hospital being treated for a lung infection and gallstones. Mr.Mandela will receive high care at his home in Johannesburg until he fully⁵ recovers.

 

The creator of the popular 1960s TV show, the Thunderbirds, has died aged⁶ 83. Gerry Anderson and his puppets fired the imaginations of millions of young viewers in the 16s and 17s. Anderson had suffered from Alzheimer disease since 2010, and his son says the disease had worsened in recent months.

1 killers   

凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。

2 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

3 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

4 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

6 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。