澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2016-03-31

 

The federal government is unveiling changes of the health system today with the focus on chronic¹ illness. Prime Minister says the reforms are aimed at reducing the amount of inefficiencies by providing tailored health packages. “This proposal is about the medical home that brings that care together in one place, in one coordinated² sense that looks after that patience, not just in primary care.” Health minister Susan Ley was on the program just a few minutes ago saying the 20 percent of Australians have two or more chronic illnesses. And that’s really what they are looking at with that one. 

Let’s go to the other news. A man is dead and a woman seriously injured after a stabbing at a restaurant in Sydney’s upper north shore overnight. Police say a man approached and started attacking the pair while they were dining at Westfield Hornsby. The woman is being treated for stab wounds to her chest and a punctured³ sternum (and said) that is Royal North Shore hospital. 

The young surfer has been saved by friends and paramedics after he was mauled by a shark near K of New South Wales south coast. B C was surfing about 100 meters off shore when the shark attacked mauling his leg. The beach is expected to be closed 24 hours and warning signs will be erected⁴ around the area this morning.

1 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

2 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

3 punctured   

v.在（某物）上穿孔( puncture的过去式和过去分词 )；刺穿（某物）；削弱（某人的傲气、信心等）；泄某人的气

参考例句：

• Some glass on the road punctured my new tyre. 路上的玻璃刺破了我的新轮胎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A nail on the road punctured the tyre. 路上的钉子把车胎戳穿了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 ERECTED   

adj. 直立的，竖立的，笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立，建立

参考例句：

• A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
• A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。