英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-02-06

 The United Nations says the Vatican should immediately remove all priests who are known or suspected child abusers. Its unprecedented¹ report accuses the Catholic church of adopting policies which have allowed priests to sexually abuse thousands of children. The Vatican says it will examine the report's findings.

 

Indonesia's Justice Minister has confirmed he will make a decision on Shapelle Corby's parole application tomorrow. Her case is one of almost 2,000 being assessed. Corby was jailed for 20 years in Bali in 2005 after authorities found more than four kilograms of marijuana in her bodyboard bag. If her parole is approved, Corby should be freed within a week. 

 

Drought relief will be top of the agenda when federal national MPs meet today. They are holding their first party room meeting of the year in the Queensland city of Bundaberg. Deputy nationals leader and Agricultural Minster Barnaby Joyce is preparing a cabinet submission² on drought relief. He's just returned from a tour of drought-affected areas and is very keen to get feedback and ideas from his party colleagues.

 

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison says Malaysia is committed to helping³ Australia deter⁴ asylum⁵ seekers who may transit⁶ illegally through the country. Mr Morrison has visited the Malaysian Maritime⁷ Enforcemnent Agency for discussions on border protection. He's also announced Australia will be handing over two retired⁸ patrol boats to Malaysia to help that country fight people smugglers.

 

1 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

2 submission   

n.服从，投降；温顺，谦虚；提出

参考例句：

• The defeated general showed his submission by giving up his sword.战败将军缴剑表示投降。
• No enemy can frighten us into submission.任何敌人的恐吓都不能使我们屈服。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

5 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

6 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

7 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

8 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。