澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-12-02

 The federal government is trying to get the controversial higher education reform through the Senate.The government has made some concessions,including the interest rate to be charged on students' loans.but it's not clear that will be enough to win support from a hostile senate.

 

We are making progress every day,it's not as easy as we would like,it's not as fast as we like.But we are committed to budget repair.We are committed to ending the crime into generation of fifth.The prime minister is speaking this morning.

 

Now police have arrested a man after a fatal shooting and a five hours siege in Melbourne's inner North overnight.A man's body was found in the backyard of a house in Brunswick,the alleged¹ gunman held two women hostage before surrendering to police early this morning.Police said the man and the victims knew each other.

 

The federal government has slashed² its funding to a key United Nations's agency by more than 80 percent,the ABC has learned the government has cut four million dollars from the UN environment program which provides advice on environmental policies and climate change negotiations³.

 

The cricket test series between australia and India will now start in Adelaide,a week from today.Cricket Australia postponed⁴ this week's schedule test in Brisbane so players could attend tomorrow's funeral for Phillip Hughes.The Brisbane test will now start on the 17th December.

1 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

2 slashed   

v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
• He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

4 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。