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At least fifteen people have died after a plane carrying ninety-three passengers and five crew members crashed near the city of Almaty(al-mah-tee) in Kazakhstan shortly after take off. Sixty-six people have been hospitalised, with several in critical condition. Emergency services are scrambling¹ to find survivors² in the wreckage³.

一架载有93名乘客和5名机组人员的航班起飞后不久在哈萨克斯坦阿拉木图市附近坠毁，造成至少15人死亡。66人正在医院接受治疗，其中多人情况危急。应急服务人员正竭力在废墟中寻找幸存者。

The federal government could soon announce financial support for volunteers who spend long periods away from work, while fighting bushfires in the on-going crises. The veterans' affairs minister, Darren Chester broke ranks with the PM, suggesting compensation needs to be considered for volunteers whose income has been affected⁴. Defence minister Linda Reynolds says Scott Morrison is closely considering extra support.

澳大利亚联邦政府可能很快就会宣布为志愿消防员提供财政支持，这些志愿者长时间暂停工作以应对持续不断的山火危机。退伍军人事务部部长达伦·切斯特与总理背道而驰，他认为需要考虑志愿消防员的薪酬，因为他们的收入受到了影响。国防部长琳达·雷诺兹表示，斯科特·莫里森正在仔细考虑提供额外资助一事。

Four super-maxis are battling it out in Bass⁵ Strait on day two of the Sydney to Hobart. The supermaxis have picked up pace with wind gusts⁶ of up to 30 knots this afternoon. Comanche has hit the lead with Infotrack close behind, followed by Scallywag and Blackjack who are less than two nautical⁷ miles away. Ichiban remains⁸ in first place for overall handicap honours.

悉尼至霍巴特帆船赛进入第二天，四艘超级大帆船正在巴斯海峡展开较量。今天下午，这些超级大帆船将伴随着高达30节的风速加大马力。目前科曼奇号处于领先位置，Infotrac号紧随其后，之后是与它们相距不到两海里的Scallywag号和黑杰克号。Ichiban号仍保有让分赛冠军。

And a dominant⁹ batting position from Travis Head has put the Australians in a commanding position late on the second day of the Boxing Day test. Head's 114 helped the Baggie Greens notch¹⁰ up a first innings total of 467. New Zealand enters day three on forty-four, having lost two early wickets just before stumps¹¹.

特拉维斯·海德的击球优势帮助澳大利亚队在节礼日测试赛第二天比赛中占据主导地位。海德得到114分，帮助澳大利亚队以总分467分赢下第一回合比赛。新西兰在门柱前损失了2个球，以44分的得分进入第三天的比赛。

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1 scrambling   

v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发，冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

3 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

4 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

5 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

6 gusts   

一阵强风( gust的名词复数 )； （怒、笑等的）爆发； （感情的）迸发； 发作

参考例句：

• Her profuse skirt bosomed out with the gusts. 她的宽大的裙子被风吹得鼓鼓的。
• Turbulence is defined as a series of irregular gusts. 紊流定义为一组无规则的突风。

7 nautical   

adj.海上的，航海的，船员的

参考例句：

• A nautical mile is 1,852 meters.一海里等于1852米。
• It is 206 nautical miles from our present location.距离我们现在的位置有206海里。

8 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

9 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

10 notch   

n.(V字形)槽口，缺口，等级

参考例句：

• The peanuts they grow are top-notch.他们种的花生是拔尖的。
• He cut a notch in the stick with a sharp knife.他用利刃在棒上刻了一个凹痕。

11 stumps   

（被砍下的树的）树桩( stump的名词复数 )； 残肢； （板球三柱门的）柱； 残余部分

参考例句：

• Rocks and stumps supplied the place of chairs at the picnic. 野餐时石头和树桩都充当了椅子。
• If you don't stir your stumps, Tom, you'll be late for school again. 汤姆，如果你不快走，上学又要迟到了。