澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-25

 The Israeli prime minister has been warmly received by the US Congress, where he gave a speech on the stalled peace negotiations¹ with Palestinians. Benjamin Netanyahu said he was prepared to make tough decisions in any peace deal. He said that Jerusalem shouldn’t be divided and urged Palestinians to tear up a power-sharing deal with Hamas. There were about 30 standing² ovations³ during the address. 

 

The Queen has hosted a state banquet to honour US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. The Queen toasted her dinner guests and the special relationship between the two countries. It’s only the second state visit by a US president. Tomorrow Mr Obama will meet the Prime Minister David Cameron for more substantive⁴ talks. 

 

Independent Senator Nick Xenophon has slammed the appointment of former ALP national secretary, Karl Bitar, to a position with James Packer’s Crown casino group. Mr Bitar will take on the position of Government Affairs Manager for Crown Ltd just as the Federal Government presses ahead with plans for poker⁵ machine reforms. Independent Senator Nick Xenophon says he’ll be asking the Prime Minister to argue for tougher lobbying bans.

 

And the NRL State of Origin series kicks off tonight in Brisbane. The Queensland side is heavily favoured to build on the (five-game) five-series winning streak⁶, and despite some injuries are sporting an experienced line-up. But the New South Wales Blues⁷ say they couldn’t be any better prepared.

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 ovations   

n.热烈欢迎( ovation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Everywhere they appeared there were ovations. 他们出现在哪儿，哪儿就是一片欢呼声。 来自辞典例句
• There were notable standing ovations for the Iraqi and the Palestinian teams. 而且引人注目的是，伊拉克和巴勒斯坦代表团还受到了持久的掌声欢迎。 来自互联网

4 substantive   

adj.表示实在的；本质的、实质性的；独立的；n.实词，实名词；独立存在的实体

参考例句：

• They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。
• A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议，但也需要感情上的支持。

5 poker   

n.扑克；vt.烙制

参考例句：

• He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
• I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。

6 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

7 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。