澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-07-31

on februaryheat by homeway2000 

Good morning.

 The Construction Union is warning of a huge downturn in the sector¹. The CFMEU has researched from Access Economics, indicating around 80,000 construction jobs will be lost by 2012. And apprenticeships will fall by 10%. It’s calling on the Federal Government to draw up a crisis plan to address the issue.

 In New Zealand, the man who abandoned his young daughter at a Melbourne train station in 2007 has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife. Nai Yin Xue did not react as the judge handed down the sentence in Auckland. Xue’s 5-year-old daughter has been raised by her maternal² grandmother in China. 

Spanish police have launched a major security operation on the island of Mallorca after a bomb explosion killed two civil guards. It’s the second such attack this week being blamed on the Basque's separatist group ETA. Forty-six people were hurt. Authorities have shut down air and sea ports in a bid to catch the culprits. 

And Australia has made a solid start in the rain-affected third Ashes Test. Shane Watson made an unbeaten 62 to steer³ the tourist to 1 for 126 at starts. 

I'll be back with more news in an hour.

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 maternal   

adj.母亲的，母亲般的，母系的，母方的

参考例句：

• He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。
• The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。

3 steer   

vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶

参考例句：

• If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
• It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。