澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-10-27

 And more than 200 people have been killed in a powerful earthquake which struck northeast Afghanistan and Pakistan overnight, magnitude 7.5 quake, sent shock waves throughout the region and was felt as far away as New Delhi. In one of the worst incidents, at least, 12 girls were killed in a stampede as they tried to flee their school just west of trauma’s AP center. The World Health Organization says processed meats such as bacon and ham sausages cause cancer putting them in the same category as asbestos and tobacco smoke. And analysis of 800 studies found the risk of calling cancer increases by 18% for every 50 grams of processed meat eaten daily. It also found unprocessed red meats are probably /, but that they also have some benefits. And the Coalition¹ has pulled ahead of Labor² in a new opinion poll, recording³ its strongest result in almost 2 years. The government’s leading the Opposition⁴ 52% to 48% on a two-party preferred newspoll. Malcolm Turnbull’s preferred prime minister among 63% respondents compared to just 17% from Bill Shorten, his worst ever result.

A 4-year-old boy is injured and a man is fighting for his life after shooting in Melbourne’s north early this morning. Police say a number of shots were fired in the house in Thomas Town just before 4 o’clock. A man was taken to hospital in a critical condition and the 4-year-old boy was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

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 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 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

4 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。