澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-11-16

Both sides of politics will today make a national apology to the Australians and former child migrants who suffered while in institutions or in care. The Federal Government says it's a significant step forward in the healing process. Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown will also give a formal apology early in the new year for the role successive British government's played.

The Federal Government's emissions¹ trading scheme could pass the Lower House as early as today. But a concession² to the Coalition³ excluding agriculture from the ETS has failed to win support from the Nationals and at least one Liberal. The Government and Opposition⁴ are still negotiating other changes.

The US President Barack Obama has called on Burma's Prime Minister to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. He made an appeal for her release when he met General Thein Sein at a meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Singapore at the weekend. Mrs. Suu Kyi's house arrest was extended in August ahead of elections next year.

And in golf, Tiger Woods hasn’t ruled out returning to Australia next year if his tournament schedule allows it. The world No. 1 was a two-shot winner at the Australian Masters at Kingston Heath in Melbourne yesterday.

Join us for more news throughout the day.

 

1 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。

2 concession   

n.让步，妥协；特许(权)

参考例句：

• We can not make heavy concession to the matter.我们在这个问题上不能过于让步。
• That is a great concession.这是很大的让步。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 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。