澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-23

 And New Zealand police are preparing to find no survivors¹ in the mine where 29 men are trapped underground. Two Australians are among the group, which has been stuck in the Pike River mine on the South Island since Friday. Rescuers will this morning resume drilling a hole to allow them to test the conditions below the surface.

 

Up to 300 people have been killed in a stampede in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. Hundreds of people were heading to the island to celebrate the end of the annual Water Festival. The death toll² is expected to rise.

 

Police have shot dead a man during an armed hold-up at a pub in Sydney's west. A second man was shot by police and is in a stable condition. Officers are now looking for a third man who fled the scene in a car.

 

No charges will be laid against a Queensland police officer over the death in custody³ of Cameron Doomadgee in 2004. Queensland's Crime and Misconduct Commission says it won't recommend charges be laid against Senior Sergeant⁴ Chris Hurley. Cameron Doomadgee died of massive internal injuries in the Palm Island watch-house. A third coronial inquest into the death delivered an open finding.

 

And the economic bailout has pushed the Irish government to crisis point with two main opposition⁵ parties calling for an immediate⁶ general election. Ireland has accepted a $120 billion bailout from the EU. The opposition parties want a new government which can map out a four-year austerity plan.

1 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

2 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

3 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

4 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

5 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。

6 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。