英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-02-03

 Polls have closed in Thailand in a general election that was boycotted¹ by the opposition² and disrupted by protests. Anti-government activists³ forced some polling stations in Bangkok and the south to close, but voting elsewhere across the country went ahead without incident. The Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's party is likely to win, but the outcome of the vote could push Thailand deeper into political turmoil⁴. 

 

Sea Shepherd Australia says one of its ships has collided with a Japanese whaling boat in the southern ocean. The captain of the Bob Barker Peter Hammer-stedt says his vessel⁵ received some damage when the Japanese ship crossed its bow today. The Australian government is preparing a briefing on the claim. 

 

A 41-year-old man has been charged with the attempted murder of a woman and her two children in suburban⁶ Brisbane. Residents heard screams ringing out through the Karina neighbourhood before emergency crews arrived at the family's home. They found a 39-year-old woman, her 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son with multiple stab wounds. They were all taken to hospital in a serious condition.

 

And some of Australia's brightest medal hopes have arrived in Sochi for the winter Olympics amid tightened⁷ security. The Australian team has been banned from leaving the Olympic zone. 

1 boycotted   

抵制，拒绝参加( boycott的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Athletes from several countries boycotted the Olympic Games. 有好几国的运动员抵制奥林匹克运动会。
• The opposition party earlier boycotted the Diet agenda, demanding Miyaji's resignation. 反对党曾杯葛国会议程，要宫路下台。

2 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。

3 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

5 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

6 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

7 tightened   

收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧

参考例句：

• The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
• His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。