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Hello, Jason Om with the top stories on ABC News.

大家好，我是杰森·欧姆，澳大利亚广播公司为您报道重点新闻。

New South Wales MP Michael McCormack is likely to be the next leader of the Nationals after David Gillespie pulled out, ahead of tomorrow morning's party meeting in Canberra. The 60 year-old member for Lyne decided¹ to back down after assessing the numbers. There's a chance agriculture minister David Littleproud may also run.

澳大利亚新南威尔士州议员迈克尔·麦考马克很可能成为澳大利亚国家党的下任领袖，明天早上国家党将于堪培拉召开党内会议，而在会议举行之前大卫·吉莱斯皮退出了领导人争夺战。现年60岁的吉莱斯皮来自莱恩选区，他在评估了数据后决定退出。农业部长大卫·利特尔普劳德也可能参加国家党党魁竞选。

Meantime, Malcolm Turnbull is on his way home from America just in time to find out who his new deputy prime minister will be. Mr Turnbull's four-day trip to Washington ended at a gathering² of state governors hosting Australian premiers³, chief ministers and business leaders.

同时，澳大利亚总理马尔科姆·特恩布尔正在从美国返回澳大利亚的路上，他刚好可以确认新任副总理人选。特恩布尔与澳大利亚各州州长、主要部长以及商业领袖出席了美国州长会议，随后结束了为期四天的华盛顿之行。

A major investigation⁴ is underway after police shot dead a 31-year-old Gold Coast man who was armed with a knife in Brisbane's east. Police say residents and officers feared for their lives as the enraged⁵ offender⁶ threatened them.

警方在布里斯班东部地区击毙了一名来自黄金海岸的31岁持刀男子，目前重点调查正在进行中。警方表示，愤怒的行凶者威胁当地居民和官员，他们为自己的安危感到担忧。

And emergency services are out in force in parts of north Canberra as heavy rains cause serious flooding. The deluge⁷ inundated⁸ about a dozen homes, stranded⁹ cars and severed¹⁰ the main road out of the city. The Australian National University has closed it's campus for tomorrow. Authorities are urging residents to be vigilant¹¹ with more rain forecast.

北堪培拉部分地区遭暴雨侵袭并引发严重洪灾，目前已启动应急服务。洪水淹没了约12座房屋，并导致车辆被困，通往市外的主要公路被切断。澳大利亚国立大学明天将关闭校园。由于天气预报预测未来会有更多降雨，有关部门敦促当地居民保持警惕。

And those are the latest headlines from ABC News.

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1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

3 premiers   

n.总理，首相( premier的名词复数 )；首席官员，

参考例句：

• The Vice- Premiers and State Councillors assist the Premier in his work. 副总理、国务委员协助总理工作。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法
• The Premier, Vice-Premiers and State Councillors shall serve no more than two consecutive terms. 总理、副总理、国务委员连续任职不得超过两届。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 enraged   

使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 )； 歜； 激愤

参考例句：

• I was enraged to find they had disobeyed my orders. 发现他们违抗了我的命令，我极为恼火。
• The judge was enraged and stroke the table for several times. 大法官被气得连连拍案。

6 offender   

n.冒犯者，违反者，犯罪者

参考例句：

• They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。
• The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。

7 deluge   

n./vt.洪水，暴雨，使泛滥

参考例句：

• This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.雨大的时候，这条小溪能变作洪流。
• I got caught in the deluge on the way home.我在回家的路上遇到倾盆大雨。

8 inundated   

v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付

参考例句：

• We have been inundated with offers of help. 主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。
• We have been inundated with every bit of information imaginable. 凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

10 severed   

v.切断，断绝( sever的过去式和过去分词 )；断，裂

参考例句：

• The doctor said I'd severed a vessel in my leg. 医生说我割断了腿上的一根血管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We have severed diplomatic relations with that country. 我们与那个国家断绝了外交关系。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 vigilant   

adj.警觉的，警戒的，警惕的

参考例句：

• He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
• The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。