澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-28

 Of course, Queensland's flood emergency which is threatening more communities. One man is missing after being swept away, while trying to cross a flooded creek¹ on a motorbike at Greenback near Brisbane. In the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, the local mayor says there is serious flooding with one creek peaking higher than in 2011. More than 1,000 homes and businesses have been flooded in Bundaberg and Gladstone. Further south, Gympie is also on high alert² with the Mary River expected to peak this morning.

Now, it doesn’t stop there. In northern New South Wales, flood warnings have been issued for six river systems. Floodwaters have isolated³ about 2,000 people in several small communities. Volunteers are sandbagging homes in Coffs Harbour,Yamba and Lismore.

 

Now to other news and 230 people have died in a nightclub fire in Brisbane, ah, Brazil, sorry.  It's believed the fire started when a band let off fireworks at the club which was packed with university students in the city of Santa Maria. Many of the victims died from smoking inhalation or were crushed to death.

 

Police are still searching for a man who stole a highway patrol⁴ car in western Sydney. They say two officers pulled the car over at around midday yesterday. The man identified as Arthur Partsch then allegedly overpowered the officers and sped off in the patrol car. It was later found abandoned in Parramatta.

1 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

2 alert   

adj.机警的，活泼的，机灵的；vt.使...警觉

参考例句：

• Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals.驾驶员必须密切注意交通信号。
• The rabbIt'seems to be very alert all its life.兔子似乎一生都小心翼翼，十分警觉。

3 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

4 patrol   

v.巡逻，巡查；n.巡逻，巡查，巡逻队

参考例句：

• They attacked two soldiers on patrol.他们袭击了两名正在巡逻的士兵。
• Policemen patrol the streets.警察在街上巡逻。