澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-03-23

 Tropical cyclone¹ Nathan has crossed over Elcho Island in the top end. The category-two cyclone crossed the northern terretory coast near the remote mining town of Goulburn yesterday. Hundreds of people in the region have been taken in shields from gail falls, winds and torrential rain. Nathan is expected to intensify² before turning southwest towards the coast later today. 

 

 

Federal Parliament poses today to pay tribute to the former prime minister M. F. Normal businesses, including question time in both houses, will be suspended to wait A's motion to be heard.  Mr. F. died late last week after a short illness. He was eighty-four. 

 

 

The coalition³ government looks set for a solid win of next Saturday's New South Wales state election A Fiarfax Ipsos poll has the government ahead of the Labor⁴ 54 percent to 46 in the two-party preferred vote. Premier⁵ Mike Baird is well ahead of opposition⁶ leader L. Folly⁷ as preferred premier. 

 

 

And homeless groups said welcome to a new two year funding scheme with the federal government. Social Services Minister Scott Morrison says the two hundred and 30 million dollars was tiger's services for victims of family violence and home's use. 

 

 

And finally Shiite rebels have seized control of Yemen's third largest city Tais including the airport. Residents have taken the streets in protest. The United States has evacuated⁸ its staff from the country, and the UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the worsening security situation. 

 

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1 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

2 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

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 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

7 folly   

n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话

参考例句：

• Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
• Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。

8 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。