澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-03-06

 A senior minister in Indonesia has told the ABC there will be a delay to the next round of executions. It buys more time for Andrew Chang and Maruan Sukumaran to pursue their appeals, but the Indonesian president has confirmed that the prisoners's swap¹ will not be considered. Meanwhile, the Australian government has launched a formal complaint to Indonesia over the photographs of their police chief with the death role in May. 

 

 

A senate inquiry² is set to be established into the alledged corrupt³ practices of Australian companies overseas. Labor's senator Sam Dastyari has told the senate that he has documents detailing allegations aginst Leighton Holdings, Leighton Offshore⁴, and Thiess. He's also flagged an inquiry would look into the BHP Bilitan.

 

 

Philippine prosecutors⁵ say they'll file a human trafficking, a rape⁶, and urder charges against an Australian man, alledgedly involved in the booming sadistic⁷  sex trade. The suspect Peter Juraskaly was arrested last month after alledgedly sexually abusing eight girls, including an infant. 

 

 

A plane has slipped off the runway and crashed into a fence in New York's Guadia Airport. One hundred and twenty-five passengers and 5 crew were on board. Thankfully no one was injured. The airport's runway was closed and an investigation⁸ is now under way. 

 

 

And motor enthusiast⁹ party senator Richy M. has delivered his first speech to parliament vowing¹⁰ to stick up for those experiencing hardship and disadvantage. The crossbench senator criticized the Abbott government over the terms to put through a GP copayment, university deregulation, and changes to renewable energy policy. 

1 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

2 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。

3 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

4 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

5 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

7 sadistic   

adj.虐待狂的

参考例句：

• There was a sadistic streak in him.他有虐待狂的倾向。
• The prisoners rioted against mistreatment by sadistic guards.囚犯因不堪忍受狱警施虐而发动了暴乱。

8 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

9 enthusiast   

n.热心人，热衷者

参考例句：

• He is an enthusiast about politics.他是个热衷于政治的人。
• He was an enthusiast and loved to evoke enthusiasm in others.他是一个激情昂扬的人，也热中于唤起他人心中的激情。

10 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。