澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-09-17

 HomeworkLeading the news, riot police in Hungary have fired tear gas and water cannon¹ at asylum² seekers on the Serbian border. Women and babies are among those treated for exposure to the gas. The Hungarian government says 20 officers have also been hurt in those clashes. Hundreds of people are now trapped at that closed border. Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad says he won’t bow to international pressure to step down because Syrian people must decide their leader. In an interview with Russian TV, President Assad says Syrian refugees heading to Europe are fleeing terrorism and not the Syrian regime. He has also attacked western countries for backing the forces that oppose his government. Back home, and Tony Abbott has signaled he’ll stay in parliament after losing the prime-ministership to Malcolm Turnbull. The ABC understands Mr. Abbott is mostly likely stay on the backbench partly to avoid a by-election in his Sydney seat of /. Meanwhile, some supporters of Mr. Abbott are now vying³ for jobs in the new cabinet to be announced by Mr. Turnbull on Monday.

And Victorian police were called into west court counselors⁴ for a meeting last night amid angry protest about Bendigo’s first mosque⁵. About 100 protestors hurled⁶ abuse to counselors who’ve already approved the plans. Opponents have vowed⁷ to fight the development in the Victorian court of appeal.

1 cannon   

n.大炮，火炮；飞机上的机关炮

参考例句：

• The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
• The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。

2 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。

3 vying   

adj.竞争的；比赛的

参考例句：

• California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market.为了在日渐扩大的通讯市场分得一杯羹，加利福尼亚正在和其他州展开竞争。
• Four rescue plans are vying to save the zoo.4个拯救动物园的方案正争得不可开交。

4 counselors   

n.顾问( counselor的名词复数 )；律师；（使馆等的）参赞；（协助学生解决问题的）指导老师

参考例句：

• Counselors began an inquiry into industrial needs. 顾问们开始调查工业方面的需要。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We have experienced counselors available day and night. ) 这里有经验的法律顾问全天候值班。） 来自超越目标英语 第4册

5 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

6 hurled   

v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
• The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。