澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-07-23

 Now, leading our news this morning. Opposition¹ Leader Bill Shorten has confirmed he wants Labor² to support turning back asylum³ seeker boats. The policy reversal has exposed internal divisions within Labor with members of the left faction⁴ promising⁵ to oppose the move. Mr. Shorten has admitted the mistakes were made when Labor was in power, and that the turn-back policy works.

“It’s not easy though because, you know, involves the admission, I think. The mistake was made when Labor was last in government, and for myself, if I want to be the leader of this nation, I’ve got to be able to face the truth.” Bill Shorten at 7:30 last night. Now in breaking news, the ABC has announced it will begin closing ABC shops around the country which could affect up to 300 jobs. ABC Commercial says the large network of retail⁶ stores is no longer viable⁷, but ABC products will still be available online and in other stores. It says it’s considering the impact of the decision and will consult staff over the coming months.

Sydney medium house price has smashed through the one-million-dollar mark according to a new report. The domain⁸ house price report found Sydney house prices rose by 8.4% in the June quarter. It says Sydney’s medium house price is now higher than the average house price in London and is fast approaching New York.

State and territory leaders will consider a new system terror alert during the second day of meetings with the prime minister today. The ice drug and domestic violence will also be discussed. The leaders discussed tax increases to meet growing health care costs yesterday, but a deal is yet to be finalized⁹.

1 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。

2 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。

3 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

4 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

5 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

6 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

7 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。

8 domain   

n.(活动等)领域，范围；领地，势力范围

参考例句：

• This information should be in the public domain.这一消息应该为公众所知。
• This question comes into the domain of philosophy.这一问题属于哲学范畴。

9 finalized   

vt.完成（finalize的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The draft of this article has been finalized [done]. 这篇文章已经定稿。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The draft was revised several times before it was finalized. 稿子几经删改才定下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》