澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-02-01

The Federal Government will today release a key report warning Australia’s ageing population could threaten its economic growth. The intergenerational report will outline the financial impact of the country's ageing population. Growth will be much lower over the next 40 years than in the past four decades and less productivity improves. The Treasurer¹ Wayne Swan says the report will look at harnessing older people's skills to keep them in the workforce² longer.

 

Ten American missionaries³ have been arrested for trying to take more than 30 children from Haiti to the Dominican Republic. Haitian authorities say the group did not have the proper documents to take the children out of the country. The Americans say they are planning to establish an orphanage⁴ and were unaware⁵ they didn't have all the necessary documents.

 

And the man and woman charged with the murder of Melbourne businessman Herman Rockefeller will appear in court today. It is alleged⁶ Mario Schembri and Bernadette Denny admitted they got into a fight with the millionaire that ended with his death. Police have recovered human remains⁷ from a backyard close to where the couple was arrested on Thursday.

 

I'll have more news later.

1 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

2 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

3 missionaries   

n.传教士( missionary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some missionaries came from England in the Qing Dynasty. 清朝时，从英国来了一些传教士。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The missionaries rebuked the natives for worshipping images. 传教士指责当地人崇拜偶像。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 orphanage   

n.孤儿院

参考例句：

• They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage.他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。
• They gave the proceeds of the sale to the orphanage.他们把销售的收入给了这家孤儿院。

5 unaware   

a.不知道的，未意识到的

参考例句：

• They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
• I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。

6 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

7 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。