澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-07-03

 The Wimbledon dream is over for Nick Kyrgios. The Camberra teenager has lost his quarter-final match to big serving Canadian Milos Raonic in four sets. Kyrgios stunned¹ the tennis sport yesterday when he defeated world No. 1 Rafael Nadal. 

 

The murder of a Panestinian teenager has sparked violent crashes in Jerusalem. Israeli police are investigating whether the death was a revenge attack for the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank. The United States has called for calm. 

 

 

We count on the governments of Isreal and Palestinian authorities to take all necessary steps to prevent an atmosphere of revenge and retribution. 

 

 

Qantas is investigating how a drinking water pipe burst during a flight from los Angeles to Melbourne. The plane was forced to turn back when water flooded part of the isles². The Airline says the leak didn't pose a safety risk. 

 

 

The family of a murdered Perth woman has launched a landmark³ legal action over her death. Andre W. was stabbed to death by her strange husband five years ago. The family is suing the West Australian government and the police for negligence⁴. 

 

 

The Victorian government says Anglicare was negligent⁵ in its treatment of vulnerable children at its facilty where sexual and physical abuse were alive. The ABC has revealed children place in the residential⁶ units had been violently and sexually abused by older children. 

1 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

2 isles   

岛( isle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the geology of the British Isles 不列颠群岛的地质
• The boat left for the isles. 小船驶向那些小岛。

3 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

4 negligence   

n.疏忽，玩忽，粗心大意

参考例句：

• They charged him with negligence of duty.他们指责他玩忽职守。
• The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。

5 negligent   

adj.疏忽的；玩忽的；粗心大意的

参考例句：

• The committee heard that he had been negligent in his duty.委员会听说他玩忽职守。
• If the government is proved negligent,compensation will be payable.如果证明是政府的疏忽，就应支付赔偿。

6 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。