澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 矿业巨头力拓为扩充矿区炸毁古代遗址

New South Wales Premier¹ Gladys Berejiklian is this morning facing a parliamentary vote of no confidence in her government. It follows her bombshell appearance yesterday before the state's corruption² watchdog, where she admitted to having a "close personal" relationship with a disgraced former MP. The premier says she has "stuffed up" in her personal life, but has done nothing wrong.

Victoria's Opposition³ Coalition⁴ says it will move a parliamentary motion of no confidence in Premier Daniel Andrews, following new revelations about the state's bungled⁵ hotel quaratine program. The Premier's top bureaucrat⁶ — Chris Eccles — resigned yesterday after he changed his evidence to an inquiry⁷ into the troubled scheme. The program has already cost the Health Minister her job, and questions remain about who made the call to use private security guards in quarantine hotels; a decision blamed for the state's deadly second wave of coronavirus.

Cardinal⁸ George Pell has met with Pope Francis at the Vatican for the first time since his child sex abuse convictions were quashed in April. Cardinal Pell returned to Rome nearly a fortnight ago, after a nearly three year absence.

Video footage has been released of the devastation⁹ caused by Rio Tinto to ancient rock shelters in WA's Pilbara region. The mining giant blew up the Juukan Gorge¹⁰ caves in May so they could mine the area for iron ore. Traditional owners have fronted a federal inquiry into the destruction for the first time.

今天上午，澳大利亚新南威尔士州州长格拉迪斯·贝瑞吉克莲将面临议会对其政府的不信任投票。她昨天突然出席新南威尔士州腐败监察机构的听证会，承认与一位声名狼藉的前议员有着“亲密的私人”关系。州长表示，她“隐瞒”了自已的个人生活情况，但她没有做错任何事。

维多利亚州反对党联盟表示，他们将在议会提出对州长丹尼尔·安德鲁斯的不信任动议，此前该州失败的酒店检疫计划再遭曝光。维州州长的高级官僚克里斯·埃克尔斯昨天辞职，他更改了此前就这一麻烦重重的检疫计划接受调查时提供的证据。这项计划已经让卫生部长失去了工作，而到底是谁决定在隔离酒店使用私人保安仍存在疑问；这一决定被认为是该州致命的第二波冠状病毒疫情的罪魁祸首。

枢机主教乔治·佩尔在梵蒂冈与教皇弗朗西斯会面，这是其性虐待儿童罪名在4月份撤销后的首次会面。枢机主教佩尔离开罗马将近三年后，于两周前返回罗马。

录像显示，力拓对西澳皮尔巴拉地区的古代岩石避难所造成了破坏。五月份，这家矿业巨头炸毁了朱坎峡谷的洞穴，以便其能够在该地区开采铁矿石。传统矿主首次面对针对该破坏的联邦调查。

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

5 bungled   

v.搞糟，完不成( bungle的过去式和过去分词 )；笨手笨脚地做；失败；完不成

参考例句：

• They bungled the job. 他们把活儿搞糟了。
• John bungled the job. 约翰把事情搞糟了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 bureaucrat   

n. 官僚作风的人，官僚，官僚政治论者

参考例句：

• He was just another faceless bureaucrat.他只不过是一个典型呆板的官员。
• The economy is still controlled by bureaucrats.经济依然被官僚们所掌控。

7 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

8 cardinal   

n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的

参考例句：

• This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
• The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。

9 devastation   

n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤

参考例句：

• The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
• There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。