英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-10-01

 Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have agreed to work together more closely to tackle people smuggling¹. Mr.Abbott has described their talks in Jakarta as very frank but constructive². The Prime Minister has assured Yudhoyono that Australia’s asylum³ seeker policy will not breach⁴ Indonesia’s sovereignty. 

   

As poor as mentioned, the emergency crews in Melbourne have had a busy morning. Wild weather has caused chaos⁵ and widespread damage right across Melbourne. Winds of up to 130 kilometres an hour buffeted⁶ large parts of the city overnight, bringing large trees crashing down on roads, powerlines and houses. The State Emergency Service has received a thousand calls for help.

   

Melbourne police are investigating an overnight shooting. They think may be linked to outlaw⁷ Bikie Gangs. Police say several shots were fired at a factory in Seaford in the city southeast. No one was injured in that incident.

   

A series of bomb attacks in Bagdad has killed at least 54 people and wounded dozens of others. A total of 14 bombs have exploded in 9 different areas across the Iraqi capital. Many of the attacks targeted predominantly Shiite neighbourhoods.

   

And the United States government is on the brink⁸ of shutting down. The Democrats⁹ and Republicans remain deadlocked¹⁰ in their attempts to strike a deal about government funding. If an agreement isn’t reached later today. Non-essential public services will start closing. 

1 smuggling   

n.走私

参考例句：

• Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
• The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。

2 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

3 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。

4 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

5 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

6 buffeted   

反复敲打( buffet的过去式和过去分词 )； 连续猛击； 打来打去； 推来搡去

参考例句：

• to be buffeted by the wind 被风吹得左右摇摆
• We were buffeted by the wind and the rain. 我们遭到风雨的袭击。

7 outlaw   

n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法

参考例句：

• The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
• The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。

8 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

9 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 deadlocked   

陷入僵局的；僵持不下的

参考例句：

• The plan deadlocked over the funds. 这个计划由于经费问题而搁浅了。
• The meeting deadlocked over the wage issue. 会议因工资问题而停顿下来。