澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-09-19

 Police say the ongoing¹ investigation² that prompted yesterday's anti-terror raids in Sydney and Brisbane is likely to lead to more arrests and charges.  Four people have been charged in relation to an alleged³ plot to kidnap and execute a member of the public. The raid prompted an angry protest by several hundred Muslims in the western Sydney suburb of Lakemba last night. Police say security has been beefed up right across Sydney. 

This is very much an operation that was about destruction. It continues. This isn't the end of the operation. In many ways, it's just a new phase that we'll go into it.

 

Islamic State militants⁴ had released another video featuring a British hostage. The footage shows journalist John Cantlie. But unlike past videos his life is not being threatened. Mr. Cantlie(读错了) was captured in Syria almost two years ago at the same time as American journalist James Foley who, of course, was killed in the first video released by the group. 

 

A record number of Scots have been voting in the historic referendum that will decide whether they stay in the United Kingdom or become an independent nation. Polls have shown the 'No' vote has a slight edge but the outcome remains⁵ too close to call. 

 

And the Federal Court will hand down its decision today on the challenge to the anti-doping authority's investigation into Essendon's 2012 supplements program. Lawyers for the club and Coach James Hird had argued ASADA (Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority) acted outside of its powers.

1 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

4 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。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。