英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-03-31

 An Australian navy ship fitted with a black box detector¹ will join the search for the missing Malaysian Airline's jet today. An Australian military plane spotted² four origin objects in the ocean during yesterday's search. Meanwhile, relatives of some of the Chinese passengers on board the plane have arrived in Kuala Lumpur , demanding answers from Malaysian authorities. 

 

A search resumes this morning for a fishing support ship missing in the southern Indian Ocean near Antarctica. The Australian Maritime³ Safety Authorities sent two planes to the area yesterday after the boat activated⁴ its emergency distress⁵ beacon⁶. Some debris⁷ has been sighted, but there was no sign of the Tanzanian-flagged boat. 

 

The International Court of Justice hands down its judgement tonight on Australia's whaling case against Japan. Australia has argued the Japanese whale hunt is not a scientific program, but it's just really a cover for commercial whaling. 

 

New research shows there's been an increase in the number of underground website, selling illegal drugs to Australians. U.S. law enforcement agencies shut down the notorious Silk Road website back in October, but the National Drug and Alcohol Research Center says there're dozens of more websites now vying⁸ to replace it.

 

And France's far right National Front looks set for its biggest ever victory in local elections. The polls have now closed and the National Front is on track to claim 1,200 council seats.

1 detector   

n.发觉者，探测器

参考例句：

• The detector is housed in a streamlined cylindrical container.探测器安装在流线型圆柱形容器内。
• Please walk through the metal detector.请走过金属检测器。

2 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

3 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

4 activated   

adj. 激活的 动词activate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The canister is filled with activated charcoal.蒸气回收罐中充满了活性炭。

5 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

6 beacon   

n.烽火，（警告用的）闪火灯，灯塔

参考例句：

• The blink of beacon could be seen for miles.灯塔的光亮在数英里之外都能看见。
• The only light over the deep black sea was the blink shone from the beacon.黑黢黢的海面上唯一的光明就只有灯塔上闪现的亮光了。

7 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

8 vying   

adj.竞争的；比赛的

参考例句：

• California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market.为了在日渐扩大的通讯市场分得一杯羹，加利福尼亚正在和其他州展开竞争。
• Four rescue plans are vying to save the zoo.4个拯救动物园的方案正争得不可开交。