澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-04-29

The Federal Government's revenues are continuing to fall. The prime minister will review their 12-billion-dollar revenue shortfall in a speech later today. Now despite the financial hit, the prime minister will push ahead with her education reforms and the national disability insurance scheme.A new report says it's becoming almost impossible for people on welfare to be able to afford to rent a home. Anglicare Australia has surveyed more than 55,000 rental¹ properties. It's found less than 1% of them were affordable² for people on benefits. 

 

Homicide, sorry, an elderly man is fighting for his life in hospital after a house fire in Geelong, west of Melbourne. Neighbours dragged the 88-year-old man from the burning building after noticing flames around 1 o'clock this morning.He was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.

 

Homicide detectives are questioning the family and friends of two people killed in a house fire in Brisbane last week. Retired³ army officer Glen Fry and his wife Flora⁴ were found dead in the gutted⁵ house at Brackenridge in the city's north. Police now say a postmortem has found Mr Fry had unexplained injures before the fire. They are now treating the blaze as a possible homicide.

 

In Italy, two policemen have been shot and wounded in Rome as the country's new government was being sworn in. A gunman opened fire outside the prime minister's office, injuring the two police officers and a passer-by. Police have now arrested the man.

1 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

2 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

3 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

4 flora   

n.(某一地区的)植物群

参考例句：

• The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
• All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。

5 gutted   

adj.容易消化的v.毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的过去式和过去分词 )；取出…的内脏

参考例句：

• Disappointed? I was gutted! 失望？我是伤心透了！
• The invaders gutted the historic building. 侵略者们将那幢历史上有名的建筑洗劫一空。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》