澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-30

 Victoria's new Premier¹ Ted² Baillieu will be holding a press conference later this morning to outline the priorities for his government. He'll be officially sworn in within days after John Brumby conceded defeat late yesterday. It's Victoria's first Coalition³ Government since Jeff Kennett was ousted⁴ 11 years ago.

 

The ABC has obtained a graphic⁵ new video of the Palm Island riot six years ago. It shows police recording⁶ their reaction to the violence. The fallout from the death in custody⁷ that sparked the riot is still continuing. Palm Island's mayor wants an independent panel to deal with the six Queensland police who are to be disciplined over the death of Cameron Doomadgee.

 

South Korea's president is talking tough as a tense standoff continues on the Korean Peninsula. Lee Myung-bak has told his nation North Korea will pay a price if it tries to attack his country again.

 

More Australians are turning up at emergency departments but they're not waiting any longer for treatment. The Institute of Health and Welfare has found the number of people being treated in emergency departments increased by 4 per cent last financial year. Slightly more people are also lining⁸ up for elective surgery.

 

The marathon inquest into the death of Dianne Brimble on a cruise ship eight years ago will finally hand down its findings today. The inquest ran for 16 months before being terminated when three men were charged over her death. All three avoided jail after pleading guilty to lesser⁹ charges.

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

3 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。

4 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

5 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

6 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

7 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。

8 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

9 lesser   

adj.次要的，较小的；adv.较小地，较少地

参考例句：

• Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
• She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及，但程度较轻。