澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-08-19

 Leading the news this morning.Support for Kevin Rudd has fallen to a record low in the latest Newspoll（澳大利亚英语专有名词，要大写）. Voter dissatisfaction with the prime minister has climbed to 54%, while Tony Abbott’s dissatisfaction rating is down to 51%. Labor¹ is trailing the Coalition² 46% to 54% after preferences.

 

Labor has begun week three of the election campaign by releasing new attack ads, targeting the Opposition³ over spending cuts. The Coalition says the ads are false and misleading. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is heading to northern New South Wales today, while Opposition leader Tony Abbott will be campaigning in Sydney’s west.

 

A young Australian baseballer has been shot dead while jogging in the US state of Oklahoma. Twenty-two-year-old(数字在句首不能用阿拉伯数字，只能用英语单词，千万注意）Christopher Lane from Melbourne was studying at an American university on a sport scholarship. Police have arrested three teenagers.

 

An Egypt’s army chief has warned supporters of the ousted⁴ President Mohammed Morsi that further violence will not be tolerated. General Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi says there’s room for everyone in Egypt and he’s urging the protesters to help rebuild democracy. 

 

A new report into the health of Australia's(口误）of Australians has found that many people underestimate the amount of physical activity they do. Researches of the Baker⁵ IDI Heart and Diabetes⁶ Institute have been checking 11,000 people for the last 12 years. Their study has found that people aged⁷ between 25 and 34 are gaining weight faster than any other age group.

1 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。

2 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 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。

5 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

6 diabetes   

n.糖尿病

参考例句：

• In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
• Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。

7 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。