英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-05-13

 Prime Minister Tony Abbott has told the MPs to hold their nerve as the government prepares to hand down its first budget. Tonight's budget will contain several nasties including a debt levy¹, a hike in the petrol tax and co-payments for a visit to the doctor. 

 

The Islamic militant² group Boko Haram has released a new video claiming to show about 130 of the Nigerian school girls kidnapped last month. The group's leader claimed the girls have converted to Islam and won't be released until all imprisoned³ militants⁴ have been freed.

 

The first witness has given evidence at the trial of Rolf Harris in London. The alleged⁵ victim spoke⁶ from behind the screen. She detailed⁷ years of abuse which she said began when she was just 13 including on one occasion when the entertainer's daughter was in the same room.

 

Tributes are flowing in for an AFL great Tommy Hafey who has died from cancer. He was 82 years of age. Hafey played 67 games with Richmond before leading them to four premierships in the 1960s and 70s. He went on to coach Geelong, Collingwood and Sydney. 

 

“Tommy will be remembered as a... as a great man and a great man, not only a great coach, but a great teacher of me.”

 

The New South Wales cabinet has signed off on new anti-corruption⁸ measures to make ministers more accountable. The public will soon be able to peruse⁹ ministers' dairies every three months. This is in response to damaging allegations from the state's corruption inquiry¹⁰.

1 levy   

n.征收税或其他款项，征收额

参考例句：

• They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
• A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。

2 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

3 imprisoned   

下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
• They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

4 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

5 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

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

7 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

8 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。

9 peruse   

v.细读，精读

参考例句：

• We perused the company's financial statements for the past five years.我们翻阅了公司过去5年来的财务报表。
• Please peruse this report at your leisure.请在空暇时细读这篇报道。

10 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。