澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-01

 Pope Benedict is beginning his life, away from the public eye. He's officially ended his term as head of the Catholic Church. Hundreds of supporters gathered for a final farewell as he left the Vatican for the last time. He'll be now known as Pope Emeritus¹.

 

Fire crews are still battling a large bushfire, threatening properties northeast of Perth. An emergency warning remains² in place near Shady Hills and Bullsbrook. Residents in the path of the fire have been evacuated³. The blaze has grown in size overnight to around 1,200 hectares.

 

A new survey to be released today reveals a growing number of children are being removed from their homes because of abuse and neglect. It found many of those surveyed had no say in key decisions about their lives. Half of the children said they didn't even know why they were in care.

 

There are allegations that civilians⁵ have been hurt during an Australian military operation in Afghanistan. The Australian Defense⁶ Force says its troops were involved in an operational incident in northwest  Uruzgan Province. It says there were no Australian casualties, but has provided no other details. A NATO spokesman in Kabul says the incident involved allegations of civilian⁴ casualties. 

 

The US soldier accused of leaking secret data to Wikileaks has pleaded guilty to ten lesser⁷ charges. Bradley Manning has told a military court he leaked the documents to spark a debate on military and foreign policy.

1 emeritus   

adj.名誉退休的

参考例句：

• "Perhaps I can introduce Mr.Lake Kirby,an emeritus professor from Washington University?"请允许我介绍华盛顿大学名誉教授莱克柯尔比先生。
• He will continue as chairman emeritus.他将会继续担任荣誉主席。

2 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。

3 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

4 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

5 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

6 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

7 lesser   

adj.次要的，较小的；adv.较小地，较少地

参考例句：

• Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
• She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及，但程度较轻。