澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-11-30

The Federal Government is adamant¹ its emissions² trading scheme should pass Parliament today. But a large rump of Opposition³ senators is determined⁴ to delay the vote, to allow the election of a new leader and a new policy direction on climate change. The Liberal party room will meet tomorrow for a vote on the party's leadership. And so far Tony Abbott remains⁵ the only challenger to Malcolm Turnbull. But talk is firming that Joe Hockey will put up his hand with Peter Dutton running as his deputy.

The Prime Minister is on his way to Washington for talks with the US President after the weekend's meeting of Commonwealth⁶ leaders. Kevin Rudd will discuss climate change and Afghanistan at the White House, two issues that have dominated the Commonwealth summit.

Iran's government has ordered the construction of ten new uranium enrichment plants according to state television. The work is expected to begin in two months.

And Tiger Woods has broken his silence about his car accident. In a statement on his website he says the situation is embarrassing and a private matter. And he's defended his wife, saying she acted courageously⁷ when she saw he was hurt. The golf star says any other assertion is absolutely false.

I will be back with more news later.

1 adamant   

adj.坚硬的，固执的

参考例句：

• We are adamant on the building of a well-off society.在建设小康社会这一点上，我们是坚定不移的。
• Veronica was quite adamant that they should stay on.维罗妮卡坚信他们必须继续留下去。

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 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。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

6 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。

7 courageously   

ad.勇敢地，无畏地

参考例句：

• Under the correct leadership of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the army and civilians in flooded areas fought the floods courageously, reducing the losses to the minimum. 在中共中央、国务院的正确领导下，灾区广大军民奋勇抗洪，把灾害的损失减少到了最低限度。
• He fought death courageously though his life was draining away. 他虽然生命垂危，但仍然勇敢地与死亡作斗争。