澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-07-08

 Andy Murray has become the first British man to win at Wimbledon in more than 75 years. It took the Scotsman just over three hours to defeat world number one Novak Djokovic in straight sets. The historic win has sparked celebrations across the country. Andy Murray says breaking Britain's Wimbledon drought was his toughest challenge ever. 

 

Air crash investigators¹ has recovered the flight recorders from a South Korean plane that crashed at San Francisco Airport. They revealed the plane speed on approach was low and the pilots called for a go-around just seconds before the crash. Two people died and hundreds were injured when the plane came down short of the runway. The head of the Asiana Airlines had earlier ruled out mechanical problems.

 

Authorities say they expect to find many more bodies from a train explosion in Canada. Five people are confimred dead, but dozens more are still missing. Fires are still burning after the runaway² carry the runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in the centre of the town of Lac Megantic.

 

There are fears of more violence in Egypt as supporters and opponents of the country's ousted³ President Mohamed Morsi take to the streets yet again. Dozens of people were killed during clashes at the weekend. Egypt's new president says pro-reform leader Mohamed Elbaradei is yet to be appointed interim⁴ prime minister, despite earlier reports he'd been given the job.

1 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 runaway   

n.逃走的人，逃亡，亡命者；adj.逃亡的，逃走的

参考例句：

• The police have not found the runaway to date.警察迄今没抓到逃犯。
• He was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.他勒住了脱缰之马受到了表扬。

3 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

4 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。