英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-05-30

 Leading the News this morning:

 

Sydney police are investigating a fatal home invasion at Badgery's Creek¹ in the city's west. A 69-year-old man died at the scene and a woman also in her sixties suffered a severe head injury. It's believed that three assailants bashed them with baseball bats. 

 

In other news:

 

The Australian electoral commission will ask the federal police to investigate about 8,000 cases of multiple voting in last year's federal election. The commission has told the Senate Estimates Committee it's part of a tough new crackdown on the practice. The committee heard 2,000 people had admitted to voting more than once, and there were some unusual excuses. 

 

Then there is a category of people who, you know, and I mean we admire them for their honesty, who admitted to be intoxicated². They are multiple and it's, well, it's funny but it's not a laughing matter. 

 

Authorities are refusing to give up hope for finding the missing Malaysian Airlines jet despite another setback³ that the search area, where acoustic⁴ pings were detected, has now been abandoned. All the data will now be reviewed to determine where to search next. 

 

An army general is among more than a dozen Ukrainian troops killed when their helicopter was shot down by pro-Russian fighters in the east of the country. The attack happened near the rebel-held town of Slavyansk which has been the scene of fierce fighting in recent weeks.

1 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

2 intoxicated   

喝醉的，极其兴奋的

参考例句：

• She was intoxicated with success. 她为成功所陶醉。
• They became deeply intoxicated and totally disoriented. 他们酩酊大醉，东南西北全然不辨。

3 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

4 acoustic   

adj.听觉的，声音的；(乐器)原声的

参考例句：

• The hall has a fine acoustic.这个大厅的传音效果很好。
• Animals use a whole rang of acoustic, visual,and chemical signals in their systems of communication.动物利用各种各样的听觉、视觉和化学信号来进行交流。