澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2016-04-15

 

The lawyer for the Australian mother Sally Faulkner says the 60 Minutes paid her before she lodged¹ that botched child recovery operation in Lebanon.  But it remains² unclear whether the 150,000 dollars directly funded the operation and whether the money was of exclusive rights to Ms.Faulkner's story. Her lawyer has told the ABC Ms. Faulkner is negotiating with her husband asking him to drop charges against her so she can get out on bail³. Tara Brown and her 60 Minutes' crew are also being held pending⁴ for another hearing next week.   

At least two people have died and an unknown number of people remain trapped under building after a magnitude of 6.4 earthquake struck southern Japan overnight. The quake hit central Kulomoto at a depth of 10 kilometers and sparked fires in nearby towns. Japanese authorities are warning citizens to brace⁵ for another week of x shocks  including tremors⁶ like this one captured on a phone. 

A court in London has ordered the disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris to stand trial on new charges of sexual assault. Appearing invidiously the 86 year-old who is already serving nearly 6 years for previous assaults, has pleaded not guilty to 8 fresh charges. The alleged⁷ offence has took place between 1971 and 2004. 

And a Presbyterian church in Geelong has been guttered⁸ by a suspicious fire. Fire crews found the Geelong West Presbyterian church at its whole well alight when they arrived at about 4:30 this morning.

1 lodged   

v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属

参考例句：

• The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry. 证书必须存放在登记处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police. 我们的邻居向警方控告我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。

3 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。

4 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

5 brace   

n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

参考例句：

• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
• You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

6 tremors   

震颤( tremor的名词复数 )； 战栗； 震颤声； 大地的轻微震动

参考例句：

• The story was so terrible that It'sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕，它使我不寒而栗。
• The story was so terrible that it sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕，它使我不寒而栗。

7 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

8 guttered   

vt.形成沟或槽于…（gutter的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Her screen career all practical purposes, had guttered out. 她的银幕生涯实际上默默无闻地结束了。 来自互联网
• The torches guttered in the breeze, casting wavering shadows upon the battlements. 火把在风中闪烁不定，它的影子也随着在墙壁上摇曳着。 来自互联网