澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-12-10

Leading our news this morning, the Treasurer¹ has warned state and territory leaders ahead of COAG talks that he’s not interested in being their cash cow. New South Wales Premier² Mike Baird has led calls for an increase in the GST to fund increase in health costs, but Scott Morrison says he’s interested in tax reform rather than raising existing taxes.

“If the objective of the states and territories is to ask Commonwealth³ to increase the GST to create a large pool of revenue for them to spend on their services and obligations in commitments, well, you know, it’s not a magic putting.” Scott Morrison there.

Tony Abbott has used a speech in Singapore to call for a more coordinated⁴ military approach to defeat Islamic state. The former prime minister acknowledges that interventions⁵ in Iraq and Libya ended badly, but he argues the alternative is more attacks. Mr. Abbott says defeating IS might require the commitment of western troops to fight alongside local forces.

Volkswagen says allegations that lied about carbon dioxide emissions⁷ in up to 8000 cars are largely unfounded. The German carmaker now claims the number of vehicles affected⁸ is only about 36,000. It says only a small number of new models will have their emission⁶ figures slightly adjusted.

And as we heard, Cate Blanchett is called for more local artist to feature on the screen after accepting one of the Australian film industry’s highest honors. Blanchett received the Longford Lyell Award for her contribution to the industry. Mad Max: Fury Road was best film with actor awards. Shawn Seet won best TV comedy and MasterChef won Best Reality TV Show.

1 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

2 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

3 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

4 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

5 interventions   

n.介入，干涉，干预( intervention的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Economic analysis of government interventions deserves detailed discussion. 政府对经济的干预应该给予充分的论述。 来自辞典例句
• The judge's frequent interventions made a mockery of justice. 法官的屡屡干预是对正义的践踏。 来自互联网

6 emission   

n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发

参考例句：

• Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
• Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。

7 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

8 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。