澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 美媒曝特朗普为俄罗斯政府工作 特朗普称这是极大的侮辱

Australia is set to swelter this week with a severe heatwave forecast for every state and territory. Extreme temperatures are forecast for parts of Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and WA. Some towns in South Australia are expected to reach a staggering 48 degrees. The severe heatwave is expected to hit Tasmania where crews have been fighting a blaze for more than two weeks.

澳大利亚本周将迎来闷热天气，每个州和领地都预报了严重的热浪。天气预报表示，维多利亚州、新南威尔士州、南澳大利亚州和西澳大利亚州部分地区将迎来极端温度。南澳大利亚州部分城镇的气温将达到惊人的48度。这一严重热浪将侵袭塔斯马尼亚岛，而当地消防员两周多以来一直在对抗一场大火。

The federal agriculture minister David Littleproud has called an urgent meeting, in the wake of millions of fish deaths in far-west New South Wales. The fish were found dead along a 40-kilometre stretch of the Darling river near Broken Hill last week, with the New South Wales government blaming it on an outbreak of toxic¹ blue green algae². The state government says high temperatures forecast for this week could lead to more deaths.

澳大利亚联邦农业部长大卫·利特普劳德召开了一场紧急会议，因为新南威尔士州西部偏远地区发现了数百万条死鱼。上周，布罗肯希尔附近约40公里长的达令河流域发现了死鱼，新南威尔士州政府将此事件归咎于有毒的蓝绿藻。该州政府表示，本周的高温可能导致更多鱼死亡。

US president Donald Trump³ says being asked whether he's ever worked for Russia is the most insulting question he's ever received. US media has revealed law enforcement officials began investigating the possibility that the president was acting⁴ as a Russian agent. But president Trump the reports are baseless.

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普表示，被问及是否为俄罗斯工作是他听过的最具侮辱性的问题。据美国媒体披露，执法官员已开始调查总统担任俄罗斯间谍的可能性。但是特朗普总统称该报道毫无根据。

"This is the most insulting thing I've ever been asked. I think this is the most insulting article I've ever had read. And if you read the article, you see that they found absolutely nothing."

“这是我被问到的最具侮辱性的问题。我认为这是我读过的最具侮辱性的文章。你们看过报道就会发现，他们一无所获。”

1 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

2 algae   

n.水藻，海藻

参考例句：

• Most algae live in water.多数藻类生长在水中。
• Algae grow and spread quickly in the lake.湖中水藻滋蔓。

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。

4 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。