澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-07-26

And last night's Leaders Debate failed to produce a clear winner as both leaders stuck carefully to their campaign scripts. Julia Gillard tried to focus on industrial relations and creating an open dialogue on climate change. The Opposition¹ leader Tony Abbott tried to push his paid parental² leave scheme and maintained the Coalition's attack on Labor³'s border protection policy.

And Election 2010 is shaping up to be a close race according to two polls out today. In the Newspoll, Labor's two-party preferred rating dropped from a 10-point lead to a four-point lead, and dissatisfaction with Ms Gillard rose 8 per cent to 37 per cent. But both polls show Labor still with an election winning lead.

The embattled BP chief Tony Hayward is expected to announce that he is stepping down from the top job. Mr Hayward was widely criticized in the wake of the Gulf⁴ of Mexico oil spill. He's believed to be negotiating the terms of his exit, and the announcement is expected in the next 24 hours.

In Thailand, one person has been killed in an explosion near the site of a recent anti-government protest in Bangkok. Nine other people were injured in that explosion at a bus stop.

And a Queensland bank manager who disappeared during an investigation⁵ into missing money at his branch has been found and charged. Bendigo Bank manager Colin Carleton vanished when an investigation into his Atherton branch found three million dollars missing. He was found camping at Cape⁶ Tribulation⁷, north of Cairns yesterday.

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 parental   

adj.父母的；父的；母的

参考例句：

• He encourages parental involvement in the running of school.他鼓励学生家长参与学校的管理。
• Children always revolt against parental disciplines.孩子们总是反抗父母的管束。

3 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

4 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

7 tribulation   

n.苦难，灾难

参考例句：

• Even in our awful tribulation we were quite optimistic.即使在极端痛苦时，我们仍十分乐观。
• I hate the tribulation,I commiserate the sorrow brought by tribulation.我厌恶别人深重的苦难，怜悯苦难带来的悲哀。