澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-04

 Leading the news this morning.

 

 

The political battle for western Sydney gets underway in earnest today. The prime minister has already outlined her road map to win back support, saying jobs will be her top priority.  The Opposition¹ leader Tony Abbott will also be in western Sydney today, making his own pitch to woo voters away from Labor².

 

 

The Climate Commission's latest report says the summer's extreme weather has made(error inspeaking) was made worse by climate change. Australia experienced its hottest summer on record. The report says the extreme heat, floods and bushfires were all aggravated³ by the shifting climates.

 

 

The homicide squad⁴ is investigating the death of fugitive⁵ sex offender⁶ Antonio Loguancio after a dramatic end to a two-day siege in Melbourne's north. The 40-year-old had been holed up in a Glenroy house since Friday night. Police found his body in a burnt out bungalow⁷ at the back of the house yesterday afternoon.

 

 

Victoria's biggest ever civil trial begins in Melbourne today. More than 10,000 people affected⁸ by the black Saturday bushfires have joined the class action. They are suing power company S&P AusNet, claiming its failure to maintain powerlines sparked the deadly Kilmore east blaze.

 

 

And unions are pushing for higher pay for apprentices⁹. They are asking Fair Work Australia to increase the wages for first year apprentices to 60 per cent of the full trade rate. The employers say the move would cost jobs.

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 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。

3 aggravated   

使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 )； 使更严重； 激怒； 使恼火

参考例句：

• If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我，我就要揍他。
• Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳，反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。

4 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。

5 fugitive   

adj.逃亡的，易逝的；n.逃犯，逃亡者

参考例句：

• The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。
• The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。

6 offender   

n.冒犯者，违反者，犯罪者

参考例句：

• They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。
• The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。

7 bungalow   

n.平房，周围有阳台的木造小平房

参考例句：

• A bungalow does not have an upstairs.平房没有上层。
• The old couple sold that large house and moved into a small bungalow.老两口卖掉了那幢大房子，搬进了小平房。

8 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

9 apprentices   

学徒，徒弟( apprentice的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They were mere apprentices to piracy. 他们干海盗仅仅是嫩角儿。
• He has two good apprentices working with him. 他身边有两个好徒弟。