英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-11-18

 Leading the news. All 50 people onboard a Russian plane have died of a fire crash in the airport of the city of Kezan. Tbe Boeing 737 had taken off from Moscow and was reportedly trying to land for a third time when it crashed and exploded on impact. 

Prime Minister Tony Abott has wrapped up his three day visit to Sri Lanka for the Curb¹ of More Heads of government meeting. Sri Lanka's human rights record dominated the summit. Mr. Abott avoided the issue, choosing instead to focus on the asylum² seekers. He's given Sri Lanka two reconditioned navy patrol boats to help combat people smuggling³. 

Police are investigating the shooting of ... motorcycle gunman in Melbourne overnight. The ban was shot at the back outside house in northern suburb ...and is now in a stable condition in hospital. He's a member of the red dabbles⁴ bucky gang which is affiliate⁵ bruise⁶ health angels. 

Australia's largest tyre recycling company has been investigated by the New South Wales environment protectioin authority. Carbon apolomus has been accused of leaving a dangerous stock polar of used tyres as it's abandoned in Sydney headquarters. 

And British Nobel Prize winning author Dorris Lessing has died. She was 94. The author's based-on works includes The Grass of Seeing and Children in Violence. In 2007 Ms. Lessing became the all of author to receive the Nobel Prize for literature at the age of 88. 

 

1 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

2 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。

3 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。

4 dabbles   

v.涉猎( dabble的第三人称单数 )；涉足；浅尝；少量投资

参考例句：

• He dabbles in local politics. 他开始涉足地方政坛。
• She dabbles in painting as a hobby. 她学点绘画作为业余爱好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 affiliate   

vt.使隶(附)属于；n.附属机构，分公司

参考例句：

• Our New York company has an affiliate in Los Angeles.我们的纽约公司在洛杉矶有一个下属企业。
• What is the difference between affiliate and regular membership?固定会员和附属会员之间的区别是什么？

6 bruise   

n.青肿，挫伤；伤痕；vt.打青；挫伤

参考例句：

• The bruise was caused by a kick.这伤痕是脚踢的。
• Jack fell down yesterday and got a big bruise on his face.杰克昨天摔了一跤，脸上摔出老大一块淤斑。