澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-15

Planes carrying aid workers and supplies are facing major delays trying to get into Haiti. Haiti’s government has stopped all civilian¹ flights into Port-au-Prince because there’s no room on the ground for more planes and not enough jet fuel for planes to leave. Aid workers say the next 24 hours will be critical to finding survivors² of the earthquake and stopping the spread of the disease. Haiti’s Red Cross says up to 50,000 people are believed to have died and three million others are either injured or homeless.

 The Greens have thrown their support behind Tony Abbott’s environmental initiatives. During a speech in Sydney overnight, the Opposition³ Leader said he wants to spend 750 million dollars for recruiting environmental workers and is pushing for a referendum on referring state powers to the Commonwealth⁴ over the Murray-Darling Basin.

 And in cricket, Australia is in a commanding position heading into the second day of the third and final Test against Pakistan in Hobart. Unbeaten centuries by Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke have Australia at 3-302 in its final innings. 

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1 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

2 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

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 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。