澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-06-24

 Nelson Mandela's health has deteriorated¹. The former South African president is now in a critical condition. His condition had previously² been described as serious, but stable. Mr Mandela has been in hospital for more than a fortnight, suffering from a recurring³ lung infection.

 

The American man who revealed secret details about the US government's phone and internet surveillance is seeking asylum⁴ in Ecuador. Former CIA worker Edward Snowden is now in Russia after fleeling Hong Kong. US officials had been trying to extradite him to face charges. 

 

Julia Gillard will be trying to divert attention away from her leadership and onto the economy this morning. The prime minister will address a key economic forum⁵ to sell the strength of the Australian economy. As Labor⁶ MPs gather in Canberra for the last sitting week before the election, they're being confronted by another bad opinion poll.

 

Unions are demanding access to Holden's financial books in response to the car maker⁷'s plan to cut costs. It's part of a list of demands to be presented to the Holden boss this morning. Unions say they want a written guarantee that the car maker will stay in Australia.

 

And as we mentioned earlier, New South Wales residents are bracing⁸ for more wild weather today. The State Emergency Service received dozens of calls for help over the weekend. More torrential rain and gale⁹ force winds are forecast across Sydney and along the coast today.

 

1 deteriorated   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. 她的健康状况急剧恶化，不久便去世了。
• His condition steadily deteriorated. 他的病情恶化，日甚一日。

2 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

3 recurring   

adj.往复的，再次发生的

参考例句：

• This kind of problem is recurring often. 这类问题经常发生。
• For our own country, it has been a time for recurring trial. 就我们国家而言，它经过了一个反复考验的时期。

4 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

5 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

6 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。

7 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

8 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

9 gale   

n.大风，强风，一阵闹声（尤指笑声等）

参考例句：

• We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
• According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报，明天有大风。