澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-10-07

Australia won six swimming gold medals on the third night of competition at the Commonwealth¹ Games in New Delhi. Leisel Jones won gold in the 200m breaststroke ahead of compatriots Tessa Wallace and Sarah Katsoulis who took the silver and bronze medals. Australia's medal tally² stands at 21 gold, 15 silver and 10 bronze.

Australian Federal Police and overseas agencies have carried out raids on a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank which makes banknotes. Employees and agents of Securency International are being investigated over allegations of corruption³ in securing international polymer banknote contracts. The British government’s Serious Fraud Office says properties in Melbourne, the UK and Spain were raided last night. Two men were arrested in the UK.

A new report from the Center of Independent Studies says it's wrong for politicians to pretend that they can stop population growth. The Populate and Perish report says, no matter what measures we take, Australia's population will reach 29 million by 2050.

The Federal Opposition⁴ Leader Tony Abbott has met the British Defense⁵ Secretary Liam Fox to discuss Australia's role in Afghanistan. Back home, ANU defense expert Professor Paul Dibb has accused the Opposition of political opportunism in calling for extra troops and resources for Afghanistan.

In Yemen, a British embassy official has been injured in an attack on a diplomatic car in the capital  Sana'a. Militants⁶ fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a British embassy car, injuring a staff member and three by-standers.

1 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。

2 tally   

n.计数器，记分，一致，测量；vt.计算，记录，使一致；vi.计算，记分，一致

参考例句：

• Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。
• The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。

3 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

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 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

6 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。