澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-10-23

There have been violent scenes outside the BBC's Television Center in London. Protesters have breached¹ security around the center, voicing their opposition² to a far-right leader's appearance on a current affairs program. British National Party Chief, Nick Griffin is scheduled to be a panelist on the BBC's Question Time. The whites-only BNP opposes immigration and claims to fight for so called "indigenous³" Britons.

A private funeral will be held in Sydney today for television personality Don Lane. The seventy-five-year-old American-born entertainer died yesterday from a dementia-related illness. It is expected that a public celebration of his life will be held in the next few weeks.

The government's under pressure to spell out how Australia would and be able to sustain the forecast population of more than 35 million people by 2050. The head of the Federal Treasury⁴ Ken⁵ Henry says he's personally pessimistic, but Kevin Rudd says it's good news though he has acknowledged the population forecast poses complex challenges.

And Wallaby star Matt Giteau has won Australian Rugby's highest individual award. The fly-half was awarded the John Eales Medal in Sydney last night. He's only the second back to win the award in its eight-year history.

And there will be more news later.

1 breached   

攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
• Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。

2 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。

3 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

4 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

5 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.