澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-11-25

Malcolm Turnbull has reaffirmed his position as Opposition¹ Leader in the wake of yesterday's gruelling party room meeting. Mr. Turnbull says his party agrees with him on doing a deal with the government on the emissions² trading scheme. But some Liberal MPs say their leader does not have the majority backing. Mr. Turnbull's supporters say he's done the right thing on emissions trading.

Meanwhile, the Federal Government says hundreds of thousands of students will miss out on income support if the Senate continues to block changes to youth allowance. The government is likely to have another go at passing the bill before Parliament rises for the summer break.

China has executed two people for their role in a scandal involving tainted³ milk powder. Six children died as a result and more than 300,000 got sick. The men were convicted of selling more than 770 tons of the contaminated milk.

And a new report has warned that climate change is accelerating beyond the previous scientific forecasts. The study says the rise in sea levels may be as high as two meters by the end of the century.

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1 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。

2 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。

3 tainted   

adj.腐坏的；污染的；沾污的；感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 )；使污染；败坏；被污染，腐坏，败坏

参考例句：

• The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。
• He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime. 他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。 来自《简明英汉词典》