澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-26

 Leading the news this morning.

 

Southeast Queensland remains¹ on flood alert as heavy rain continues to fall. One man has drowned and a woman is missing in the floodwaters. Gimpie is preparing for its second flood this year, the Marry River is expected to peak at 16 meters this morning. In the Lockyer Valley residents in low lying areas are being urged to evacuate².

 

And in the west communities in the Pilbara are preparing for a huge cyclone³ heading their way, severe tropical cyclone Rusty⁴ has already brought strong winds and heavy rain to the region. Residents have been stocking up supplies, and mining operations are at stand still. The category 3 cyclone is now 190 kilometers north northeast Port Hedland. It's expected to cross the coast in the next couple of days.

 

Britain's most senior Catholic cleric has quit amid allegations of inappropriate conduct. Cardinal⁵ Keith O'Brien has been accused of inappropriate behavior towards priests in the 1980s. He's denied the claims.

 

A second opinion poll in a week shows Julia Gillard trailing Tony Abbott as preferred prime minister, the Opposition⁶ leader has a four-point lead in the latest newspoll. Trade administer Craig Emerson has told News Breakfast the prime minister will spend time in western Sydney over the next week listening to the concerns of voters.

1 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。

2 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

3 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

4 rusty   

adj.生锈的；锈色的；荒废了的

参考例句：

• The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。
• I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用，我的法语又荒疏了。

5 cardinal   

n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的

参考例句：

• This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
• The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。

6 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。