英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-10-15

 Labor unity¹ has been short-lived. Grumbling² has now broken out within the Opposition³ ranks over the role played by factions⁴ in choosing the frontbench. Speaker Anna Burke missed out on a senior position. She is complaining the frontbench wasn’t selected on merit. 

 

Queensland is rolling the dice⁵ on more casinos. The state government is offering three more licenses⁶ as part of major resort developments. Talks have already been held with James Packer’s Crown Group and rival Echo Entertainment about a new casino in Brisbane. The Premier⁷ Campbell Newman says it’s all about boosting tourism to the state. 

 

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest says he hopes his record-breaking donation will encourage stronger culture of philanthropy. Mr.Forrest is giving 65 million dollars for scholarships and a new residential⁸ college at the University of Western Australia. It’s the single largest cash donation in Australian history.

 

A grieving father has warned about the dangers of buying drugs online. Stephen Munro’s son James died of an ecstasy⁹ overdose at a dance party in Sydney last month. The 23-year-old bought the drug from the website Silk Road. The FBI shut down the website last week.

 

A second man will face court today, charged over a shooting death at a Sydney fruit market. Police arrested a 27-year-old man at Villawood in the city’s west last night. A fruit shop worker died after being shot during a robbery on Saturday.

1 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

2 grumbling   

adj. 喃喃鸣不平的, 出怨言的

参考例句：

• She's always grumbling to me about how badly she's treated at work. 她总是向我抱怨她在工作中如何受亏待。
• We didn't hear any grumbling about the food. 我们没听到过对食物的抱怨。

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 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

5 dice   

n.骰子；vt.把（食物）切成小方块，冒险

参考例句：

• They were playing dice.他们在玩掷骰子游戏。
• A dice is a cube.骰子是立方体。

6 licenses   

n.执照( license的名词复数 )v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Drivers have ten days' grace to renew their licenses. 驾驶员更换执照有10天的宽限期。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Jewish firms couldn't get import or export licenses or raw materials. 犹太人的企业得不到进出口许可证或原料。 来自辞典例句

7 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

8 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

9 ecstasy   

n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷

参考例句：

• He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
• Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。