澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 澳男子在黎巴嫩获释 特朗普将公布竞选搭档

An Australian man held in Lebanon over a botched child recovery operation has been granted bail¹ and will be allowed to leave the country. Adam Whittington was arrested and held in Lebanon along with Australian mother Sally Faulkner and a Channel 9 crew. Ms. Faulkner and the 60 Minutes team were released and returned to Australia in April. In a statement on facebook, Mr. whittington's supporters have described it as "great news" that the man nicknamed "Skippy" Is finally com ing home.

Police in Melbourne are extending their search for missing mother Karen Ristevski. Her family made an emotional plea for information yesterday, as police revealed they hold grave concerns for Mrs. Ristevski safety. He has not used her bank accounts or mobile phone since she disappeared two weeks ago.

The head of the Australian Medical Association is suggesting the government revisit the concept of a GP co-payment. The federal government proposed a seven-dollar co-payment in the 2014 budget but abandoned the idea after a backlash. AMA president Michael Gannon says the original proposal didn't protect vulnerable patients. But Dr. Gannon has told ABC's AM that he's open to examining other models.

Speculation² is mounting in the United States where the presumptive Republican candidate, Donald Trump³, is due to announce his vice-presidential running mate. The New York times and CNN are reporting it will be the governor of Indiana, Mike Pence.

一名澳大利亚男子因弄砸了“找回孩子行动”而被关押在黎巴嫩，他已经获准保释，并获准离开黎巴嫩。亚当·惠廷顿和孩子的澳大利亚籍母亲萨莉·福克纳以及澳大利亚第九频道网的工作团队一起被捕并关押在黎巴嫩。福克纳女士和《60分钟》节目团队已于今年4月获释并返回澳大利亚。惠廷顿的支持者在脸谱网上发表声明，称这是个“好消息”，这名昵称为“斯基皮”的男子终于能回家了。

墨尔本警方将扩大对失踪的母亲凯伦·里斯特夫斯基的搜索范围。昨天，她的家人做出了激动的请求，警方表示他们非常关心她的安全。里斯特夫斯基女士在两周前失踪后，就再也没有使用过银行账号和手机。

澳大利亚医学协会主席建议政府重新考虑全科医生共同支付这个概念。联邦政府在2014年的预算案中提出7美元共同支付建议，但是在遭遇强烈抵制后放弃。澳大利亚医学协会主席迈克尔·甘农表示，原提案并没有保护易损病人。但是甘农博士对ABC新闻的AM节目表示，他愿意研究其他模式。

目前美国方面的猜测日益升温，可能获得共和党候选人提名的唐纳德·特朗普将宣布其副总统竞选伙伴。《纽约时报》及美国有线电视新闻网预测称，唐纳德的副总统竞选搭档将会是印第安纳州州长麦克·彭斯。

1 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。

2 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。