澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-09-08

 A Russian plane carrying one of the country's top ice hockey teams has crashed on takeoff, killing¹ 43 people. The plane was leaving the city of Yaroslavl in western Russia when it clipped a radio mast. The team included several foreign players and a Canadian coach. Only two people on board survived, and they sustained critical injuries. 

 

India's capital New Delhi is on high alert after a deadly terrorist bomb attack. At least 11 people died in the blast outside the high court and more than 60 have been injured. Police say the bomb was hidden in a case. A militant² group affiliated³ to al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attack. 

 

Qantas boss Alan Joyce has had his salary package increased to just over 5 million dollars and the pilot union is outraged⁴. Mr. Joyce has been given just over 2 million dollars worth of shares on top of his 3 million dollar salary. The pilot union says that is hypocritical when the airline is planning to shed 1,000 jobs. 

 

British police have made another arrest as part of their investigation⁵ into the phone hacking⁶ scandal. Sports journalist Raoul Simons is suspected of conspiring⁷ to intercept⁸ voice messages. Simons is a former deputy football editor at The Times newspaper. He is the 16 person to be arrested in connection with the scandal. 

 

And Nato has suspended the transfer of prisoners to Afghan-run jails because of allegations of torture. A yet-to-be-published report by the United Nations has accused Afghan authorities of systematically⁹ torturing prisoners including beatings, electric shocks and sexual assault.

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

3 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

4 outraged   

a.震惊的，义愤填膺的

参考例句：

• Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
• He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。

5 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。

6 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

7 conspiring   

密谋( conspire的现在分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致

参考例句：

• They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
• John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。

8 intercept   

vt.拦截，截住，截击

参考例句：

• His letter was intercepted by the Secret Service.他的信被特工处截获了。
• Gunmen intercepted him on his way to the airport.持枪歹徒在他去机场的路上截击了他。

9 systematically   

adv.有系统地

参考例句：

• This government has systematically run down public services since it took office.这一屆政府自上台以来系统地削减了公共服务。
• The rainforest is being systematically destroyed.雨林正被系统地毀灭。