澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-09-03

 The Federal government says the economy is not heading for a recession despite yesterday’s weak growth figures. The economy recorded a growth rate of just 0.2%, lower than Greece and the weakest since the coalition¹ came to power. European nations are scrambling² to introduce emergency measures to deal with record numbers of asylum³ seekers. New protests have erupted outside Hungary’s main train station, with police blocking thousands of migrants from boarding trains. In Greece, thousands of people, most from Syria, have moved to a port outside Athens and at least 12 people have drowned as they were traveling from Turkey to Greece including five children. The Iranian nuclear deal seems almost to go ahead after the White House gathered enough votes to prevent it being killed off in Congress. Iran has promised to limit its nuclear power in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. And Thai police say fingerprints⁴ found on alleged⁵ bomb making materials matched those of a second man arrested in connection with last month Bangkok attack. A bank book found on the man suggests he is a Chinese citizen and has prompted suspicion that Muslim Uighurs were behind the attack. Police have seized a light plane and xx 11 men in a drugs and firearms investigation⁶ spanning three states. A 67-year-old pilot was arrested after 45 kilograms of cannabis and other drugs were found in the plane that he flew from Adelaide to New South Wales. It’s alleged the drugs were supplied by people linked to the descendants and Hells Angels bikie gangs.

1 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。

2 scrambling   

v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发，冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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 fingerprints   

n.指纹( fingerprint的名词复数 )v.指纹( fingerprint的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Everyone's fingerprints are unique. 每个人的指纹都是独一无二的。
• They wore gloves so as not to leave any fingerprints behind (them). 他们戴着手套，以免留下指纹。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

6 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。