澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-07-18

 The top stories from ABC news.

Authorities in the Nethernand have confirmed 27 australians are among almost 300 people killed in a Maylaysian Airlines plane crashed in eastern Ukraine.295 people were on board flight MH17 which appeared to have been hit by a missile while travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.The Boeing 777 broke apart at 30,000 feet with wreckages scattered¹ over a wide area in the Ukrain- Russian border.The crash happened in an area of heavy military action involving pro-Russian separatists.Dutch authorities have confirmed 27 australians, 54 Ducth nationals and 23 Malaysians are among the passengers.Australian department of Foreign Affairs is working to confirm the identities of Australians on board.

 

Israel military has begun an ground offensive against Hamas militants² in Gaza.Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the action just hours after the end of the temporary truce³.The ceasefire has barely abided when air-raid and rocket attacks between the two sides resumed.Three Palestinian chidren are the latest victims killed by an Israeli air raid on a house in Gaza.

 

And just hours after getting its Carbon tax repeal⁴ bill through the Senate,the government has hit a hurdle⁵ with the mining tax. The Senate has voted to abolish the tax but also to keep the billions of dollars worth of spending associated with it.The amendmant will go to the House of Representative today,but the government insists it won't accept the changes.

1 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

2 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

4 repeal   

n.废止，撤消；v.废止，撤消

参考例句：

• He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
• He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。

5 hurdle   

n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛

参考例句：

• The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
• She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。