英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-09-09

 Leading the news this morning. Good morning.Prime minister elect Tony Abbott heads to Canberra today to take over the reigns¹ of government. He'll summon Coalition² MPs and senators later this week to re-endorse the leadership team before they can be sworn in. The Coalition's on track for a 32-seat majority after voters comprehensively turned their backs on Labor³ in the Saturday's election.

 

A new minor⁴ party in the Senate could make it difficult for Tony Abbott to pursue his policy agenda. The Palmer United Party is likely to pick up two spots in Queensland and Tasmania. The Motoring Enthusiate Party is on track to win a seat in Victoria and the Australian Sports Party may pick up a seat in WA.

 

Two fishermen who went missing in Queensland yesterday have been found safe and well. The pair left the Bribie Island boat ramp⁵ yesterday morning and the alarm was raised later in the day. The men have been found one kilometre offshore⁶, north of Brisbane.

 

US Secretary of State John Kerry says there is an agreement among Arab nations that Syria has crossed the red line. He says a military strike on Syria would be aimed at enforcing international standards regarding the use of chemical weapons.

 

And Prince Andrew has accepted the police apology after armed officer confronted him in the gardens of Buckingham palace. They apparently⁷ failed to recognize the Queen's 53-year-old son as he took a stroll in the late afternoon.

1 reigns   

n.君主的统治( reign的名词复数 )；君主统治时期；任期；当政期

参考例句：

• In these valleys night reigns. 夜色笼罩着那些山谷。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The Queen of Britain reigns, but she does not rule or govern. 英国女王是国家元首，但不治国事。 来自辞典例句

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 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。

4 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

5 ramp   

n.暴怒，斜坡，坡道；vi.作恐吓姿势，暴怒，加速；vt.加速

参考例句：

• That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。
• The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。

6 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

7 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。