英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-04-22

 South Korea's president says the actions of the crew who abandoned the sinking ferry are unacceptable and tantamount to murder.  Divers have now recovered 64 bodies from the vessel¹, 240 are still missing, many of them are studnets. Seven crew members including the captain have been arrested.

 

The family of two sister who were killed at home in Melbourn's Northeast yesterday say they are utterly² devasted.  Three-year-old Indianna and four-year-old Savannah were found in the house in Watsonia. A 35-year-old man believed to be their father was arrested at the scene. He'll face court tomorrow charged with murder.

 

Former New South Wales premier³ Neville Wran has been praised as a modern-day legend by labour party figures. For a ??? mourning his death at the age of 87. Mr. Wran was the premier of New South Wales for a decade in the 1970's and 1980's. He died last night in Sydney after suffering from dimentia.

 

And a Manly⁴ NRL Club says he's yet to speak to Brett Stewart. He's been charged with a low-range drinking offense⁵. The 29-year-old fullback was pulled over by police on Sydney's northern beaches.  He has been released and he's expected to face Manly local court in May.

1 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。

2 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

3 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。

4 manly   

adj.有男子气概的；adv.男子般地，果断地

参考例句：

• The boy walked with a confident manly stride.这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
• He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example.他给自己定下了男子汉的任务，并希望别人效之。

5 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。