澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-22

 The lead investigator¹ in the Oscar Pistorius' murder case has been replaced by South Africa's top cop.  Earlier, it had been revealed that Hilton Botha is a facing attempted murder charges. They date back to an incident in 2009 when he and two other officers opened fire on a mini-bus full of people.

 

 

Northern New South Wales is bracing² for more flooding today. Heavy rain and gale-force winds are expected to hit the region late this morning. Residents in Coffs Harbour are already sandbagging local homes and businesses. A severe weather warning has been issued for that entire region.

 

 

Members of Australian swim team are expected to tell all about their bad behaviour at the London Olympics when they front the media this afternoon. Six swimmers in the men's 4*100 m freestyle squad³ are facing disciplinary action after telling officials about what they call a “pre-Olympic bonding session”. 

 

 

Clubs in the ACT has voted to delay the trial of mandatory⁴ precommitment technology for poker⁵ machines until after the federal election. The trial was due to start this month, but the clubs say the Coaliton would dump the plan if it wins the election. 

 

 

And Federal Treasurer⁶ Wayne Swan will outline his plan for more financial transparency for all political parties during a speech to business leaders this morning. He'll announce extra funding for the parliamentary budget office to independently cost Coalition⁷ and cross-bench policies.

1 investigator   

n.研究者，调查者，审查者

参考例句：

• He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
• The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。

2 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

3 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

4 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

5 poker   

n.扑克；vt.烙制

参考例句：

• He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
• I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。

6 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

7 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。