澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-01

 The Federal Opposition¹ is continuing to pressure the Government over the Craig Thompson affair. Mr Thompson was arrested and charged yesterday over allegations he misused² Health Services‘ Union funds when he was National Secretary. A civil case brought by Fair Work Australia is due to start today.

 

Victorian fire crews have spent the night battling a five-thousand-hectare blaze near Alpine's ski resorts. An emergency warning remains³ in place around Hotham Heightsand Dinner Plain. The fire has been burning for more than a week, but it's hoped cooler weather today will help with containment⁴ efforts.

 

Residents in Bundanburg have been returning to their homes  to begin the heart-breaking job of cleaning up the flood damage. Queensland's Premier⁵ Campbell Newman says early estimates  put the damage bill across Queensland at 2.4 billion dollars. The city of Rockhampton is expecting floodwaters to peak there tomorrow.

 

Labor⁶ power broker⁷ Eddie Obeid is due to take the stand at the New South Wales Corruption⁸ Commission today, following explosive revelations by his son. Yesterday, Moses Obeid admitted the family exploited inside information on coal exploration licences to make at least 75 million dollars. He said the information came from the state's former Mining Minister Ian McDonald.

 

United Nations has called for Israel to stop building new settlements in the occupied territories. A new UN report has found Israeli settlements are designed to drive Palestinians off the land and that they violate human rights.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 misused   

v.使用…不当( misuse的过去式和过去分词 )；把…派作不正当的用途；虐待；滥用

参考例句：

• He misused his dog shamefully. 他可耻地虐待自己的狗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had grossly misused his power. 他严重滥用职权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 containment   

n.阻止，遏制；容量

参考例句：

• Your list might include such things as cost containment,quality,or customer satisfaction.你的清单上应列有诸如成本控制、产品质量、客户满意程度等内容。
• Insularity and self-containment,it is argued,go hand in hand.他们争论说，心胸狭窄和自我封闭是并存的。

5 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。

6 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。

7 broker   

n.中间人，经纪人；v.作为中间人来安排

参考例句：

• He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
• I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。

8 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。