澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-05-12

 Family, small business and tax avoidance are set to be the focus of tonight’s budget in a crucial test for Treasurer¹ Joe Hockey. The government is set to woo small business with 1.5 per cent tax cut. Multinational² companies will be targeted in a tax avoidance crackdown. And companies selling digital products will be forced to charge GST. ‘In fact, if you look at what we have announced on pension, if you look at what we have announced on childcare building on what the Productivity Commission has recommended, you could argue that this year’s measures are really fair’, Josh Frydenberg on our programme a short time ago. The budget will include a four-hundred-fifty-million-dollar package to fight terrorism. Most of the funding will go towards boosting the capability³ of security agencies. Telecommunications companies will get one hundred thirty one million dollars to help them comply with data retention⁴ laws. Twenty two million dollars will be spent countering terrorist propaganda.

The World Anti-Doping Agency is appealing the AFL Tribunal’s ruling the cleared 34 current and former Essendon players of using a banned substance. In a statement, WADA says it will lodge⁵ an appeal to the Court of Arbitration⁶ for Sport. WADA says it will refrain from commenting further on the subject until a decision has been made by the Court. 

Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy is suing the broadcast for one hundred million dollars. He claims the Qatari Broadcast was negligent⁷ and supported the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood⁸. Mohamed Fahmy, Barher Mohamed, and Peter Greste were sentenced to ten years in jail in Egypt on charges of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood. Greste was deported⁹ earlier this year while Fahmy and Mohamed were freed on bail¹⁰ ahead of their retrial.

1 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

2 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

3 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

4 retention   

n.保留，保持，保持力，记忆力

参考例句：

• They advocate the retention of our nuclear power plants.他们主张保留我们的核电厂。
• His retention of energy at this hour is really surprising.人们惊叹他在这个时候还能保持如此旺盛的精力。

5 lodge   

v.临时住宿，寄宿，寄存，容纳；n.传达室，小旅馆

参考例句：

• Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗？
• I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。

6 arbitration   

n.调停，仲裁

参考例句：

• The wage disagreement is under arbitration.工资纠纷正在仲裁中。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding.双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。

7 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。

8 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

9 deported   

v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 )；举止

参考例句：

• They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。