澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-12-01

Leading the news today. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Australia will not be daunted¹ by the challenge of climate change. World leaders have called for urgent action on climate change at the UN summit in Paris. Mr. Turnbull says he believes the summit will come to an agreement that will keep global warming below two degrees. We are confident that with our collective leadership we will in common course secure our future. Mexican investigators² have confirmed a burntout van found with two bodies inside belonged to one of the missing Australian surfers. Canadian officials have confirmed the vehicle identification numbers matched the registration³ of the van Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman were travelling in. The Australians were travelling towards Guatalajara but failed to arrive at their destination. The federal government has signalled it's willing to compromise further on cuts to family tax benefits. The senate last night passed the legislation to describe family tax benefits party B by couples when their youngest child turns thirteen. But Labor⁴ is refusing to support four billion dollars worth of other savings⁵. Social Services Minister Christien Porter says the government will seek crossbench support. A pair of fishermen have rescued a warm bad found swimming more than two hundred and fifty meters offshore⁶ at a lake in central Tasmania. Bob Willturn and his stepson Chris Wilson used a net to rescue the wet mask supio. Mr. Willturn says he has no idea how the warm bad ended up so far from shore. 

1 daunted   

使（某人）气馁，威吓( daunt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead. 她是一个勇敢的女人，但对面前的任务却感到信心不足。
• He was daunted by the high quality of work they expected. 他被他们对工作的高品质的要求吓倒了。

2 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

4 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。

5 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

6 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。