澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 澳大利亚昆士兰连降暴雨引发洪水 美国将暂停执行《中导条约》

Hello, Joanna Nicholson with the top stories on ABC News.

大家好，我是乔安娜·尼科尔森，澳大利亚广播公司为您报道重点新闻。

Four people remain trapped on a riverbank in Central Western Queensland with floodwaters continuing to rise. Authorities are urging residents in low-lying areas near Townsville to evacuate¹ with more rain forecast. The local council has decided² to release more water from the Ross River Dam, putting a further 90 homes at risk of inundation³.

由于洪水持续上涨，目前仍有4人被困在昆士兰州中西部地区的一处河岸。有关部门敦促汤斯维尔市地势低洼地区的居民尽快撤离，因为预计未来将有更多降雨。当地议会决定从罗斯河大坝释放更多水，导致另外90座房屋面临洪水的威胁。

Two bushfires south-east of Melbourne have been downgraded from emergency warnings to Watch and Act alerts. It comes as almost 600 fire personnel work to hold containment⁴ lines in Tasmania. Better weather conditions have given fire-fighters a chance to gain the upper hand, but authorities warn the reprieve⁵ is temporary.

墨尔本市东南部地区两场森林大火的警报已从“紧急警告”降级为“观察和行动”级别。近600名消防员在塔斯马尼亚州努力保持火灾控制线。较好的天气条件使消防员有机会控制火势，但是有关部门警告称，这种缓解只是暂时的。

The United States will suspend a major nuclear arms treaty with Moscow, after long running accusations⁶ that Russia is violating the terms of the deal. The suspension will last six months but will become permanent if negotiations⁷ fail to allay⁸ US concerns of Russia's non-compliance with the treaty.

美国将将暂停执行与俄罗斯签署的一项主要核武条约，此前美方一直指责俄罗斯违反该条约的规定。此次暂停将持续半年，但是如果谈判不能减轻美国对俄罗斯违反条约的担心，那美国将永久退出该条约。

And the North Queensland Cowboys have sacked new recruit Ben Barba for a breach⁹ of contract. The 29-year-old was planning to return to the NRL after a two-year hiatus due to a drug scandal.

北昆士兰牛仔队以违约为由解雇了新进球员本·巴尔巴。现年29岁的巴尔巴因毒品丑闻而沉寂了两年，他原本计划借此机会重返澳大利亚全国橄榄球联赛（NRL）。

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1 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

2 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。

3 inundation   

n.the act or fact of overflowing

参考例句：

• Otherwise, inundation would ensue to our dismay. 若不疏导，只能眼巴巴看着它泛滥。
• Therefore this psychology preceded the inundation of Caudillo politics after independence. 在独立后，这一心态助长了考迪罗主义的泛滥。

4 containment   

n.阻止，遏制；容量

参考例句：

• Your list might include such things as cost containment,quality,or customer satisfaction.你的清单上应列有诸如成本控制、产品质量、客户满意程度等内容。
• Insularity and self-containment,it is argued,go hand in hand.他们争论说，心胸狭窄和自我封闭是并存的。

5 reprieve   

n.暂缓执行（死刑）；v.缓期执行；给…带来缓解

参考例句：

• He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.最后一刻的缓刑令把他从绞架上解救了下来。
• The railway line, due for closure, has been granted a six-month reprieve.本应停运的铁路线获准多运行6 个月。

6 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

7 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

8 allay   

v.消除，减轻(恐惧、怀疑等)

参考例句：

• The police tried to allay her fears but failed.警察力图减轻她的恐惧，但是没有收到什么效果。
• They are trying to allay public fears about the spread of the disease.他们正竭力减轻公众对这种疾病传播的恐惧。

9 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。