澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-09-29

 US president Obama is today holding official talks with Russian persident Vladmir Putin to discuss the Syrian conflict that has killed more than 200, 000 people. President Putin has spoken to the UN General Assembly for the first time in the decade, saying it would be a mistake not to cooperate with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's military. President Obama told the UN the US is prepared to work with Russia and Iran to end the bloodshed but he also critisized supporters of the Syrian regime. Such retrenchment¹ is requierd to beat back disorder², but it is the only way to stamp out terrorism. In accordance with this logic³, we should support tyrants⁴ like Bashar al-Assad, who drop spirial bombs to massacre⁵ innocent children, because the alternative is surely worse. The president was speaking in the UN short time ago. NASA has unveiled new data that indicates water is almost certainly flowing on the surface of Mars. The discovery drastically improves the odds⁶ that life could one day be found on the red planet. NASA scientists say images from the Mars orbitor might be the first evidence that browny water flows on the surface of Mars during the planet's summer month. More than 70 shark experts from around the world are gathering⁷ in Sydney today for a shark summit. The meeting follows a series of human encounters with sharks in New Southwales, including a fatal attack at B in the state's far north. The New Southwales government is considering shark deterrence⁸, including electrical barriers and sona, to protect beachgoers this summer.                                                          This post was generated by put listening repetition system,  Check the original dictation thread!

1 retrenchment   

n.节省，删除

参考例句：

• Retrenchment will be necessary. 有必要进行紧缩。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Defense planners predict an extended period of retrenchment. 国防规划人员预计开支紧缩期会延长。 来自辞典例句

2 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

3 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。

4 tyrants   

专制统治者( tyrant的名词复数 )； 暴君似的人； （古希腊的）僭主； 严酷的事物

参考例句：

• The country was ruled by a succession of tyrants. 这个国家接连遭受暴君的统治。
• The people suffered under foreign tyrants. 人民在异族暴君的统治下受苦受难。

5 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

6 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

7 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

8 deterrence   

威慑，制止； 制止物，制止因素； 挽留的事物； 核威慑

参考例句：

• An extreme school of "disarmers" pronounced stable deterrence was a dangerous deception. “裁军论者”中的极端派声称，稳定的威摄是一种危险的骗局。
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。