英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-01-03

 The Australian Green Peace activist¹ who spent almost three months in a Russian jail is finally home. Colin Russell was one of 30 people charged with hooliganism after a protest at an arctic oil rig in September. Mr. Russell says he has no regrets and insists that he did nothing wrong. 

 

All 52 passengers from the ship stuck in the ice in Antarctica have finally been rescued. They've been airlifted to the Australian icebreaker the Aurora² Australis in a five-hour operation. The group spent nine days trapped in the sea ice.

 

Inland Australia is finally getting some relief from the heat wave. A cool change is moving through South Australia. Temperatures in the north of the state have nudged 50 degrees for the past two days. The record-breaking heat is now making its way to southeast Queensland. 

 

The Greens plan to set up bi-senate inquiry³ into the promotion⁴ and advertising⁵ of achohol, particularly during televised sport. There's been renewed debate about what action can be taken to reduce achohol-related violence after 18-year-old Daniel Christie was king-hit in Sydney on New Year's eve. 

 

In India, there've been protests after the death of a 16-year-old girl who was gang raped⁶ twice and then set on fire. The teenager was attacked in late October by a group of men in the eastern city of Kolkata. The girl was set on fire last week and died in hospital on New Year's eve.

 

1 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

2 aurora   

n.极光

参考例句：

• The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
• Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。

3 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

4 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

5 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

6 raped   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
• We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句