澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-11-23

 The Australian teenager who was shot during the Paris terrorist attacks has spoken of the ordeal¹. Emma Parkinson was only meters from the stage of the Bataclan Concert Hall when gunmen opened fire. The 19-year-old told 60 Minutes last night "she was shot after becoming stuck in a barrier". "So it came through my head 'OK, I've been shot. Did he hit anything important? Probably not. Got kept going'."The brother of the Paris terrorist suspect Salah Abdeslam has urged himself as heard to hand himself in to police, as the Belgium capital Brussels remains² in lockdown. The alleged³ gunman has reportedly told friends over Skype that he felt cornered by authorities and members of IS are unhappy that he didn’t detonate his suicide belt in Paris. Brussels’ metro⁴ system along with shops and restaurants are closed as the hunt for the suspected terrorist continues. The condition of a 5-year-old girl who was stabbed multiple times at Ballarat in Western Victoria has improved to stable. A 23-year-old man is still being questioned over the incident. Police say it appears the only relationship between the two is that they are neighbors. And a 10-month-old baby is in an induced coma⁵ this morning following an alleged assault of parameter⁶ in Sydney’s west. Paramedics found the baby boy was seriously burnt to his upper body and significant heat and facial injuries. A 23-year-old man is expected to appear in court, charged with grievous (of something bad very severe or serious) bodily harm.

1 ordeal   

n.苦难经历，（尤指对品格、耐力的）严峻考验

参考例句：

• She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
• Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 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

4 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

5 coma   

n.昏迷，昏迷状态

参考例句：

• The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
• She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。

6 parameter   

n.参数，参量

参考例句：

• It is the parameter of distribution.这就是分布参数。
• One parameter which always comes into play is the national economy.国民经济是一个经常起作用的参量。