澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-03

Speculation¹ is growing that New South Wales Premier² Nathan Rees could be ousted³ from the top job today. Anti-Rees forces in the party are due to call a special meeting to mount a leadership challenge. Frank Sartor is expected to nominate for the position. Nathan Rees says he'll fight any leadership vote.

A 23-year-old Australian man's been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Bulgaria for murder. Jock Palfreeman was found guilty of stabbing a student to death and wounding another in a fight in December 2007. Palfreeman claimed he acted in self-defense and was trying to rescue a gypsy who was being bashed by a group of soccer fans.

And the Federal Opposition⁴ says the Rudd Government's emissions⁵ trading scheme will face almost certain defeat if it’s reintroduced to the Senate for a third time. The Government says it wants the Senate to debate the bill again in February. But Opposition leader Tony Abbott says there's very little chance the Coalition⁶ would approve the bill. And Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce who looks set to be elevated to the Coalition's new-look frontbench has challenged the government to call an earlier election.

That's your ABC News up-to-date. You can find more on our website. It's abc.net.au/news. And we'll have more updates later. Bye for now.

1 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

2 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

3 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

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。

5 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。

6 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。