澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-08-14

 Now leading the news this half hour. The government is hosing down opposition¹ claims that the judge in charge of the Union Rule Commission is politically biased² and should step down. Labor³ is demanding the resignation of D. H. following revelations he agreed to speak to a Liberal Party fund raising event. Yesterday the former High Court judge confirmed he had cancelled the address. Earlier on the show assistant treasurer⁴ Josh Shrumburg told us the government is standing⁵ by justice head. D. H. is someone has been on the High Court bench for a decade. He's been dean of the Sydney University Law School, and someone of the highest integrity. And  the Labor Party was always ...the empire because of the troubling revelations at the world commission.   The death toll⁶ from two massive explosions in China now stands at fifty with hundreds more injured and three thousand people left homeless. The Chinese military has sent experts to Tianjin to help clean up, admitting concerns harmful chemicals have leaked from the port's warehouses⁷. Hospitals have been overwhelmed by the casualties and many fires are still burning. Nick. has been fined ten thousand dollars for a sexual remark he made to opponent S. at the Montreal Masters. On court microphones picked up Kyrio saying that Winkle's girlfriend had been involved with fellow Australian to Nasi Kokanakas. Kyrio exclaims he was provoked, but says he has since apologized for the remark after withdrawing from the match due to injury. S. Winkle said the Kyrio's commments were so low. He wouldn't say them to his worst enemy. 

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 biased   

a.有偏见的

参考例句：

• a school biased towards music and art 一所偏重音乐和艺术的学校
• The Methods: They employed were heavily biased in the gentry's favour. 他们采用的方法严重偏袒中上阶级。

3 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。

4 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

7 warehouses   

仓库，货栈( warehouse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee. 威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
• Row upon row of newly built warehouses line the waterfront. 江岸新建的仓库鳞次栉比。