澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-08-29

 Hurricane Irene has left 14 people dead and a trail of destruction along America's east coast. The hurricane had lost some of its strength by the time it hit New York. It brought down power lines and flooded parts of Lower Manhattan. Millions of people across five states are still without power, and authorities are warning the danger isn't over yet. 

 

A typhoon has killed at least eight people in the Philippines. Strong winds and torrential rain caused widespread flooding and landslides¹. The typhoon is now heading towards Taiwan where thousands of people from remote villages have been evacuated². 

 

Libya's rebels say they fear for the safety of up to 50,000 people taken prisoner by the Gaddafi regime during the uprising. They've freed more than 10,000 people from prison in Tripoli. They say thousands of other prisoners may already be dead or trapped in hidden underground bunkers. 

 

Police investigating the murder of Daniel Morcombe say their search of bushland on the Sunshine Coast could continue for weeks. Police have confirmed three bones found there a week ago do belong to the missing boy. They've seized a car as part of their investigation³ and are now inspecting buildings at the search site. 

 

And Kevin Rudd would be the only Federal Labor⁴ MP left in Queensland if an election were called according to a new poll. The latest Galaxy⁵ poll is a disaster for the Gillard government. Labor has only 23 support in Queensland and the Coalition⁶ has a massive 26 per cent lead over the Government in the two-party-preferred vote.

1 landslides   

山崩( landslide的名词复数 )； （山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌； 滑坡； （竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数

参考例句：

• Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
• The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。

2 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

5 galaxy   

n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)

参考例句：

• The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
• The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。

6 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。