澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-05

The European Aviation Safety Authority issued a warning in August about Rolls-Royce engines used in some A380 planes, saying that they were potentially unsafe. Now it's not known whether that warning was acted upon, but engine maker¹ Rolls-Royce says it's inspecting now all 20 A380 planes currently in service with Singapore Airlines, Qantas and Lufthansa.

In Western Australia, around 700 people last night attended a meeting in Northam to protest against the plan to house asylum² seekers in the town. The Federal Government wants to use a disused army camp on the town's outskirts³ to detain 1,500 male asylum seekers there.

France's interior minister has revealed that a parcel bomb headed for the United States was just 17 minutes from detonating when it was defused. It was one of two bombs hidden in computer printer cartridges⁴ on flights out of Yemen.

Three Sri Lankan asylum seekers involved in a riot on Christmas Island a year ago have avoided jail. Dozens of people were injured when up to 200 detainees rioted, armed with broom handles, pool cues and tree branches. Five men were charged in relation to the event. Two have been acquitted⁵. The others have been placed on good behavior bonds.

And Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano continues to cause havoc⁶. The latest eruption⁷ is the largest yet and has killed six people. Forty-four people have now died in the eruptions⁸.

1 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

3 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

4 cartridges   

子弹( cartridge的名词复数 )； （打印机的）墨盒； 录音带盒； （唱机的）唱头

参考例句：

• computer consumables such as disks and printer cartridges 如磁盘、打印机墨盒之类的电脑耗材
• My new video game player came with three game cartridges included. 我的新电子游戏机附有三盘游戏带。

5 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

6 havoc   

n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱

参考例句：

• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。

7 eruption   

n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作

参考例句：

• The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

8 eruptions   

n.喷发，爆发( eruption的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year. 今年火山爆发了好几次。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Over 200 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions. 火山喷发已导致200多人丧生。 来自辞典例句