澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-08

 The United Nations is ramping¹ up the pressure on North Korea. The Security Council has overnight approved tough new sanctions against the rogue² nation, in retaliation³ for last month's nuclear test. Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr has told us China's backing for the sanctions sends an important message to North Korea.

 

A senior army officer is accusing the Defense⁴ Force of being far too slow to address cases of abuse. Lieutenant⁵ Colonel Paul Morgen is himself a victim of abuse. He's accusing his superiors of neglecting abuse victims, covering up abuse cases and ignoring his own complaints. 

 

Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to a year in jail. He's been found guilty of leaking an illegal wiretap to a newspaper to discredit⁶ a political rival. But it's unlikely he'll end up behind bars because of his age.

 

Thousands of people have been queuing to view the coffin⁷ of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez. He's lying in state in a military academy in the capital Caracas until a state funeral tomorrow. The presidents of Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay were among the first to pay their respects.

 

And two men are in hospital after a hit-and-run in Melbourne's north. Police believe the men were struck by a black holden sedan in Heidelberg west around ten last night. And one of the men is in a critical condition after he was dragged 40 metres along the road.

1 ramping   

土堤斜坡( ramp的现在分词 )； 斜道； 斜路； （装车或上下飞机的）活动梯

参考例句：

• The children love ramping about in the garden. 孩子们喜欢在花园里追逐嬉戏，闹着玩。
• Have you ever seen a lion ramping around? 你看到过狮子暴跳吗？

2 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

3 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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。

5 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

6 discredit   

vt.使不可置信；n.丧失信义；不信，怀疑

参考例句：

• Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
• They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。

7 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。