澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-12-22

 A source has told the ABC more than 30 sailors from one ship have tested positive to drugs. The Defence Force has conducted a series of raids in military sites. It's investigating allegations of drug abuse and a drug ring operating out of Sydney's Garden Island naval¹ base. 

 

Mohamed Haneef will be returning to India, a happy man after agreeing to a compensation deal with the Federal Government. The Indian-born doctor was detained for more than three weeks in 2007 when he was wrongly accused of being involved in a terrorist attack in Scotland. He has agreed to drop all legal action in return for the confidential² payout. 

 

Some ticket inspectors⁴ in Victoria have been caught out beating up fare evaders. The state's ombudsman has released CCTV footage showing inspectors getting violent with people who haven't bought tickets. He says he's shocked by the treatment and is recommending tougher screening for anyone wanting to be an inspector³.

 

And the floodwaters are receding⁵, but the dangers are not over yet. Residents in Western Australia's flood-drenched north are being warned to remain on alert as the water drains away. And the strains of the last few days are beginning to show Carnarvon residents are starting to ask why more hadn't been done to ease the severity of floods.

 

And last night's lunar eclipse was an anticlimax⁶ for some keen sky-gazers. Cloud cover spoiled the rare event for some in Brisbane where the best views were promised. They had been hoping to see the Moon bathed in a blood-red hue⁷.

1 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

2 confidential   

adj.秘（机）密的，表示信任的，担任机密工作的

参考例句：

• He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。
• We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。

3 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

4 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 receding   

v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 )；向后倾斜；自原处后退或避开别人的注视；尤指问题

参考例句：

• Desperately he struck out after the receding lights of the yacht. 游艇的灯光渐去渐远，他拼命划水追赶。 来自辞典例句
• Sounds produced by vehicles receding from us seem lower-pitched than usual. 渐渐远离我们的运载工具发出的声似乎比平常的音调低。 来自辞典例句

6 anticlimax   

n.令人扫兴的结局；突降法

参考例句：

• Travelling in Europe was something of an anticlimax after the years he'd spent in Africa.他在非洲生活了多年，到欧洲旅行真是有点太平淡了。
• It was an anticlimax when they abandoned the game.他们放弃比赛，真是扫兴。

7 hue   

n.色度；色调；样子

参考例句：

• The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
• The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。