澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-08-11

Labor's hit out at Tony Abbott for failing, they say, to understand his own broadband policy. The Coalition¹ yesterday released a six-billion-dollar plan to extend Internet services through a mix of cable and wireless² technology. And it confirmed it would scrap³ the Government's 43-billion-dollar National Broadband Network if elected. But last night, the Federal Opposition⁴ leader Tony Abbott couldn't explain some technical aspects of the plan.

The Prime Minister and Opposition Leader will be quizzed by voters at a forum⁵ in western Sydney tonight. The Prime Minister is heading into the event with a two-billion-dollar promise to improve the region's rail services between Parramatta and Epping.

Pakistan's president has returned to his flood-stricken country after a foreign tour that prompted widespread criticism. Many people were angry that Asif Ali Zardari was not at home to oversee⁶ the government's response to the disaster.

The number of people killed by a mudslide in western China is now more than 700. More than 1,000 people are still missing four days after heavy rain and mud swept away three villages in Gansu province. Rescuers have been trying to get through metres of mud in the hope of finding some survivors⁷.

And relatives of nine Australians killed in a plane crash in Papua New Guinea will today mark the first anniversary of their deaths. The Australians were among 13 people who died in thick jungle when the plane went down last year. The group was in PNG to walk the Kokoda Track.

1 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。

2 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

3 scrap   

n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废

参考例句：

• A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
• Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。

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 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

6 oversee   

vt.监督，管理

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。

7 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