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At least 48 people have died after a powerful magnitude seven-point-five earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi triggering a tsunami¹. Phone footage broadcast by local TV stations, shows waves up to three metres high crashing into houses along the shoreline. An earlier magnitude six-point-one earthquake in central Sulawesi killed several people, injured ten and damaged dozens of houses.

印度尼西亚苏拉威西岛发生7.5级强震并引发海啸，目前已造成至少48人死亡。当地电视台播放的手机拍摄画面显示，3米高的海浪涌入了沿海房屋。苏拉威西岛中部地区早些时候发生了一场6.1级地震，造成7人死亡，10人受伤，数十座房屋被毁。

In the US, Senate Republicans have voted to put the supreme³ court nomination⁴ of Brett Kavanaugh to a full vote. However, Republican senator Jeff Flake⁵ has called for a week's delay while the FBI further investigates sexual assault allegations against the judge.

美国参议院共和党议员投票通过最高法院大法官人选布雷特·卡瓦诺的提名，下一步将由参议院作出全体表决。但是，共和党参议员杰夫·弗莱克要求将全体投票推迟一周，给美国联邦调查局时间，就法官卡瓦诺面临的性侵指控进行进一步调查。

Australian racing⁶ car legend and prominent businessman Bob Jane has died, aged² 88. Bob Jane — who opened his first tyre store in Melbourne more than 50 years ago — passed away last night after a long battle with prostate cancer.

澳大利亚赛车传奇、著名企业家鲍勃·简去世，享年88岁。50多年前，鲍勃·简在墨尔本开了第一家轮胎店，他于昨晚去世，生前一直在与前列腺癌作斗争。

Two men have been arrested in Sydney in connection with the seizure⁷ of five-hundred kilograms of cocaine⁸ in the Solomon Islands that was bound for Australia. The drugs were allegedly found during a raid on a yacht in the capital Honiara. Home Affairs minister, Peter Dutton had praised the multi-national investigation⁹.

两名男子在悉尼被捕，二人与所罗门群岛查获的500公斤可卡因有关，这些可卡因原定运往澳大利亚。据悉，警方在所罗门群岛首都霍尼亚拉突击搜查一艘游艇时查获了这批可卡因。澳大利亚内政部长彼得·达顿对这项多国调查进行了赞扬。

1 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 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。

4 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

5 flake   

v.使成薄片；雪片般落下；n.薄片

参考例句：

• Drain the salmon,discard the skin,crush the bones and flake the salmon with a fork.将鲑鱼沥干，去表皮，粉碎鱼骨并用餐叉子将鱼肉切成小薄片状。
• The paint's beginning to flake.油漆开始剥落了。

6 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

7 seizure   

n.没收；占有；抵押

参考例句：

• The seizure of contraband is made by customs.那些走私品是被海关没收的。
• The courts ordered the seizure of all her property.法院下令查封她所有的财产。

8 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

9 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。