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Wildfires fanned by strong winds have ripped through Californian Wine Country. At least ten people have been killed and 20,000 people have fled. The disaster is already being called one of the most destructive in the state's history.

山火在强风的助长下席卷了加州葡萄酒之乡。造成至少10人死亡，另有2万人逃离家园。这场火灾被称为该州史上最具破坏性的灾难。

Dozens of lawyers have lined up at the bar of the high court for the first day of the citizenship¹ challenge over who is eligible² to sit in parliament. The parliament's been engulfed³ by the dual⁴ citizenship saga⁵ since July but the court could settle it, within days. The commonwealth⁶ solicitor⁷ general Stephen Donaghue urged the court not to read the section of the constitution literally⁸.

数十名律师在澳大利亚最高法院围栏处排队等候，准备参加双重国籍案第一天的庭审，最高法院将就政客的议员资格进行审理。自7月以来，澳大利亚议会一直饱受双重国籍事件的困扰，而最高法院可能在几天内做出裁决。澳大利亚联邦副检察长斯蒂芬·唐纳休力劝最高法院不要从字面上解读澳大利亚宪法。

Police in Melbourne are hunting for the driver of a stolen car who left a woman dead and fled the scene of a crash in the city's south-east. Officers have described the driver's actions as "despicable".

墨尔本警方正在寻找一名司机，该司机驾驶一辆被盗汽车在墨尔本东南部地区发生碰撞事故，导致一名女子死亡，随后这名司机逃离现场。警方称这名司机的行为“很卑鄙”。

And a late goal looks set to secure the Socceroos a win in their World Cup play off match against Syria. The game had been tied at 1-1 after 90 minutes and had looked likely to go to penalties. However Tim Cahill nodded in what may be the decisive winner with just minutes left to play.

补时进球确保澳大利亚国家足球队（绰号“袋鼠军团”）在世界杯预选赛附加赛中战胜叙利亚。90分钟常规比赛时间结束后，双方打成1比1平，比赛很可能被拖入点球大战。但是，在还剩几分钟时间时，蒂姆·卡希尔打入了决定性的进球。

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1 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

2 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

3 engulfed   

v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
• The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 dual   

adj.双的；二重的，二元的

参考例句：

• The people's Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality for any Chinese national.中华人民共和国不承认中国公民具有双重国籍。
• He has dual role as composer and conductor.他兼作曲家及指挥的双重身分。

5 saga   

n.(尤指中世纪北欧海盗的)故事，英雄传奇

参考例句：

• The saga of Flight 19 is probably the most repeated story about the Bermuda Triangle.飞行19中队的传说或许是有关百慕大三角最重复的故事。
• The novel depicts the saga of a family.小说描绘了一个家族的传奇故事。

6 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。

7 solicitor   

n.初级律师，事务律师

参考例句：

• The solicitor's advice gave me food for thought.律师的指点值得我深思。
• The solicitor moved for an adjournment of the case.律师请求将这个案件的诉讼延期。

8 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。