英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-03-10

 A Vietnamese navy plane has spotted¹ a possible debris² from the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that went missing on Saturday. Six Australians were among 239 people on board. Authorities aren't ruling out a terrorist attack. Australia's sending two air force surveillance planes to join in the search.

 

In other news. 

 

A fire that's been burning at an Victoria coalmine  for more than a month could finally be brought under control today. Smoke and ash from the fire has been causing health alerts in the nearby town of Morwell.  Firefighters have spent the night attacking the last major hotspot.

 

There are reports this morning that West Australia's Treasurer³ Troy Buswell was involved in a car accident two weeks ago. Mr. Buswell went on leave for health reason shortly after the crash outside his Perth home. Premier⁴ Colin Barnett is expected to make a statement later this morning.

 

A motorcyclist has died in a collision with a car in Melbourne north. The car struck the bike in Greenvale late last night. The rider died at the scene.

 

And three people remain in hospital, one of them in a critical condition after a horror crash in Victoria's north. Four people died in a head-on collision at Burrumboot on Saturday night. 

 

And pro⁵ and anti-Russian rallies have been taken place across Ukraine as Russian forces  tighten their grip on Crimea. Violence has erupted at a pro-Ukrainian protest in the Crimean city of Sevastopol.

1 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

2 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

3 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

4 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。

5 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？