澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-06-28

 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd could announce his new cabinet as early as today as he prepares to revisit key policies. Former minister Simon Crane and Kim Carr are both tipped to make a comeback. The new cabinet meets next week and is expected to discuss asylum¹ seekers and possible changes to the carbon tax.

 

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma says Nelson Mandela’s condition has improved overnight. The former president remains² in a critical but stable condition. Mr Mandela’s daughter, meanwhile, has lashed³ out the media campaigning outside the hospital, describing them as vouchers⁴. 

 

A US grand jury has charged Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with killing⁵ four people and using home-made bombs. The 19-year-old is the younger of the two Chechen brothers accused of that attack in April. His older brother was killed in a police shoot-out in the days following the bombing. He faces a possible death penalty if he is convicted.

 

An internal fuel within one of Australia’s biggest bikie gangs has turned violent. A source linked to the common (待定） has told the ABC that scores of bikies from a rival faction⁶ ambushed⁷ the meeting in the new club house in Sydney’s south on Wednesday night. The source says several men were bashed. One later turned up at a hospital with her broken jaw⁸, nose and ribs⁹.

1 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。

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 lashed   

adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
• The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 vouchers   

n.凭证( voucher的名词复数 )；证人；证件；收据

参考例句：

• These vouchers are redeemable against any future purchase. 这些优惠券将来购物均可使用。
• This time we were given free vouchers to spend the night in a nearby hotel. 这一次我们得到了在附近一家旅馆入住的免费券。 来自英语晨读30分（高二）

5 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

6 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

7 ambushed   

v.埋伏( ambush的过去式和过去分词 )；埋伏着

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The military vehicles were ambushed. 军车遭到伏击。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

9 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。