澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-01-06

 Fire authorities in South Australia are bracing¹ for worsening conditions over the next couple of days as they work to contain the massive Sampson Flat fire. At least 26 homes and 41 out buiildings were destroyed or badly damaged over the weekend with that number expected to climb. Hundreds of firefighters and the aircraft working day and night have managed to contain the fire within this existing perimeter². 

 

A fast musing³ bushfire in Victoria's west has again threatened properties overnight. The Country Fire Authority issued an emergency warning for times up for caution after debris⁴ broke contianment lines. The warning is now being downgraded to a watch and act. 

 

 

The Queensland premier⁵ Cambeel Newman is expected to announce an election day today. The poll could be as soon as this month or early February. Opinion polls suggest a tight contest including Mr. Newman's own seat of Ashgrove. 

 

 

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has traveled to Dubai to meet with the crownprince of Abudabi and senior members of the government. Mr. Abbott also visited a military base in the region and has refused to rule out commissioning more troops to fight against Islamic State militants⁶. 

 

 

The surviving suspect accused of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing is under way in the US. The process is beginning the jury selection from a pool of 1200 people. 21-year-old Sun. has pleaded not guilty to all 30 charges and could face the death penalty if convicted. 

 

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1 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

2 perimeter   

n.周边，周长，周界

参考例句：

• The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.这条河标示我们的土地东面的边界。
• Drinks in hands,they wandered around the perimeter of the ball field.他们手里拿着饮料在球场周围漫不经心地遛跶。

3 musing   

n. 沉思，冥想 adj. 沉思的, 冥想的 动词muse的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• "At Tellson's banking-house at nine," he said, with a musing face. “九点在台尔森银行大厦见面，”他想道。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• She put the jacket away, and stood by musing a minute. 她把那件上衣放到一边，站着沉思了一会儿。

4 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。

5 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。

6 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。