澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-07

 Tiger Airways¹' future in Australia remains² unclear because the air safety regulator is asking the Federal Court today to extend the ban on the airline's domestic flights until the end of the month. The airline's CEO Crawford Rix resigned within hours of that announcement. And the safety regulator says it needs more time to investigate safety concerns. 

 

The Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon is denying that she's caved in to the states on key elements of the health reform deal. The Government will now leave it up to the states to decide how they meet a four-hour time limit for emergency department admissions. And the Government's also removed the requirement for the states to pay for private elective surgery if a patient waits too long.

 

Bali Nine member Myuran Sukumaran has lost his final appeal against his death sentence for heroin³ smuggling⁴. This follows a similar rejection⁵ for fellow Bali Nine member Andrew Chan last month. Both will now face the firing squad⁶ unless Indonesia's president grants them clemency⁷. 

 

The Federal Government's plan to send asylum⁸ seekers to Malaysia is facing a second High Court challenge. An Afghan asylum seeker being held on Christmas Island is challenging the Government's right to detain people without determining their refugee status. Lawyers for a woman and her child also being detained on Christmas Island launched a separate High Court challenge last month.

1 AIRWAYS   

航空公司

参考例句：

• The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
• At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 heroin   

n.海洛因

参考例句：

• Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。
• Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.海洛因已从海上偷运出境。

4 smuggling   

n.走私

参考例句：

• Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
• The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。

5 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

6 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

7 clemency   

n.温和，仁慈，宽厚

参考例句：

• The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题，将由国王决定。
• They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。

8 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。