澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-02-23

The Federal Opposition¹ has seized on another report that shows the government was advised to delay starting its insulation² program because of the risks it posed. The independent risk register was handed to the government last April, but was only tabled yesterday. It outlines a number of potential problems and suggests delaying the scheme which the government scrapped³ last week.

 Still in politics, the government will release its anti-terror white paper today. The document will reveal that terrorism is now regarded as a permanent threat to Australia. It will also announce new measures to try to keep terrorists out. 

Portugal’s government has declared three days of mourning following floods and mudslides that killed 42 people in Madeira. The government has also promised to quickly send financial aid to the resort island. A massive clean-up operation is continuing, and rescue workers are still scrambling⁴ to find survivors⁵. 

And former federal Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull says he hasn’t decided⁶ if he’ll run again at the next election. But he’s ruled out quitting the Liberals and starting his own party. Mr. Turnbull has also played down suggestions he could make a run to be the New South Wales premier⁷. 

And that’s the news for now, but stay with us for more updates throughout the day.

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 insulation   

n.隔离；绝缘；隔热

参考例句：

• Please examine the insulation of the electric wires in my house.请检查一下我屋子里电线的绝缘情况。
• It is always difficult to assure good insulation between the electric leads.要保证两个电触头之间有良好的绝缘总是很困难的。

3 scrapped   

废弃(scrap的过去式与过去分词)； 打架

参考例句：

• This machine is so old that it will soon have to be scrapped. 这架机器太旧，快报废了。
• It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped. 人们曾认为会放开护照管制。

4 scrambling   

v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发，冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 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。