澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 澳大利亚众议院通过减税计划 斯里兰卡两名高官因防恐不力被捕

The government's tax cut package is a step closer to becoming law, after passing the House of Representatives last night. Labor¹ did not vote against the plan which includes tax cuts for low and middle income earners. In the meantime, the head of the Reserve Bank has called for more government action to support the economy, after the RBA cut official interest rates to an historic low of one per cent. It's the first back-to-back cut since 2012 amid fears of a global financial slowdown.

澳大利亚政府推出的减税计划昨天在众议院获得通过，距离成为法律再近一步。工党并未投反对票，这项计划提出为中低收入者减税。同时，澳大利亚储备银行行长呼吁政府采取更多支持经济的举措，因为储备银行已将官方利率下调至1%这一历史最低点。因为担心全球经济放缓，澳大利亚自2002年以来首次连续降息。

A nursing home south of Sydney is in lockdown, after four elderly people died after contracting the flu. Five residents have been hospitalised and 15 people put into isolation². The home has been quarantined since early June.

一座位于悉尼以南的养老院有4名老人因感染流感死亡，目前该养老院已被封锁。现在有5名居民入院治疗，15人被隔离。这所养老院从6月初开始被隔离。

Police claim they have foiled a terror plot in Sydney following yesterday's raids in the city's west. Two of the three men arrested a?re accused of being members of the Islamic State. It's alleged³ 20-year old Isaak el Matari was planning an attack on prominent Sydney police stations, consulates⁴, courts, and churches.

警方通报称，他们昨天在悉尼西部地区开展的突击行动挫败了一起恐怖阴谋。警方逮捕了三名男子，其中两人因加入“伊斯兰国”而被起诉。据称，20岁的伊萨克·马塔力计划袭击悉尼警察局、领事馆、法院和教堂等重要地点。

And Sri Lankan police have arrested their top commander and a former defence chief for failing to prevent the deadly Easter Sunday suicide bombings. Both men have been undergoing medical treatment and were arrested at two different hospitals in Colombo. Sri Lanka's attorney general has slammed the officials' failure to heed⁵ security warnings and called a crime against humanity. Nine other senior police officers are also suspects. More than 250 people were killed in those attacks.

斯里兰卡警方逮捕了该国最高警官和前国防部长，罪名是未能阻止复活节期间发生的致命自杀式爆炸袭击。二人一直在接受治疗，因此警方在科伦坡两家不同的医院分别将二人逮捕。斯里兰卡总检察长斥责官员没有留意安全警告，并称这是反人类罪行。此外，嫌疑人还包括9名高级警察。袭击造成超过250人死亡。

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

3 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

4 consulates   

n.领事馆( consulate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Consulates General of The People's Republic at Los Angeles. 中华人民共和国驻洛杉矶总领事馆。 来自互联网
• The country's embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions stationed in other countries. （七）家驻外使馆、馆和其他外交代表机构。 来自互联网

5 heed   

v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心

参考例句：

• You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
• For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。