澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2016-03-21

 

Rolling strikes by immigration and border protection staff will disrupt airport this Easter for thousands of Australians traveling overseas. Border force staff will be striking from Tuesday while industrial action begins today in other commonwealth¹ agencies including medicare, centerlink and the tax office. The community and public sector² union says staff are protesting a two-year wage freeze and reduce flexibility³ in some agreements. 

Last week, ugly scenes in the Senator have failed to dent⁴ voter support for the government in the latest newspoll. But the premier⁵ minister’s approve rating has taken a hit. The newspoll published today puts the Coalition⁶ ahead on the two-party preferred basis 51 percent to Labor’s 49 percent. But PM personal satisfaction rating has slipped with more people disapproving⁷ than approving of Mr. Turnbull for the first time since he took office. 

Survivors⁸ of the 2014 Sydney siege will officially tell their stories for the first time when the inquest resumes today. Cafe manager Tori Johnson, hostage Katrina Dawson and gunman Man Haron Monis were killed after a 16-hour standoff at the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place. This part of the inquest is expected to take 12 weeks and will also investigate the police response to the incident. 

And US president Barack Obama has touched down in Cuba becoming the first American president to visit the communist nation in nearly 90 years. He will meet Cubin president Raul Castro but not meet Mr. Castro’s brother, the retired⁹ revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro.

1 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

2 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

3 flexibility   

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

• Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
• The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

4 dent   

n.凹痕，凹坑；初步进展

参考例句：

• I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。
• That dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out.那个凹陷不大，用不着把它锤平。

5 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

6 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

7 disapproving   

adj.不满的，反对的v.不赞成( disapprove的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Mother gave me a disapproving look. 母亲的眼神告诉我她是不赞成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her father threw a disapproving glance at her. 她父亲不满地瞥了她一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

9 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。