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The top stories today. The federal government has defended its handling of the Juvenile¹ Detention² Royal Commission, following criticism from indigenous³ groups. A number of peak bodies have accused the coalition⁴ of ignoring them over the inquiry's terms of reference. They've also criticised the appointment of the former Chief Justice of the NT Supreme⁵ Court, Brian Martin, as commissioner⁶.

History in the making. Hillary Clinton will take to the stage today to give a much-anticipated acceptance speech after her selection as the Democratic party's nominee⁷ for president. Powerful Democrats⁸ including president Barack Obama have told the convention Donald Trump⁹ would be a dangerous choice for America.

The prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is expected to announce today whether he will support former prime minister Kevin Rudd's bid to be the next United Nations Secretary-General. Mr Turnbull says he wants to talk to MR Rudd before he declares cabinet's decision. Twelve other candidates have put their hands up.

And the Broncos losses continue with a defeat against the lowly ranked Roosters. The Sydney Roosters ended a six game losing streak¹⁰ with a 32-16 victory at the sydney football stadium. This is the Bronco's seventh defeat in nine games.

来看今天的重点新闻。澳大利亚联邦政府为其处理少年拘留所皇家委员会的方式辩护，此前土著群体曾提出批评。多家高峰组织指责联盟党忽视他们的职权范围。他们还对任命前北领地最高法院首席法官布莱恩·马丁为委员长进行了指责。

这是历史性的时刻。在当选为美国民主党总统候选人以后，今天希拉里·克林顿将登台发表备受期待的接受提名演说。包括美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马在内，多名有影响的民主党人均在民主党党代会上表示，对美国来说，唐纳德·特朗普是危险的选择。

澳大利亚总理马尔科姆·特恩布尔将在今天宣布是否支持前总理陆克文竞选下一任联合国秘书长。特恩布尔表示，在宣布内阁决定前，他想先同陆克文谈谈。其他12名联合国秘书长候选人已经确定参选。

布里斯班野马队的失利还在继续，他们输给了低排名的悉尼公鸡队。悉尼公鸡队在悉尼足球场以32比16获得胜利，结束六连败。这是布里斯班野马队在近9场比赛中的第7次失利。

1 juvenile   

n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。

2 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

3 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

4 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。

5 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

6 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

7 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

8 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 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。

10 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？