澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-10-06

 The Federal Government is indeed turning its attention from tax to jobs today. About 100 representatives from business, unions and government are gathering¹ in Canberra for a jobs forum². The focus will be on the struggling manufacturing sector³ which has been hit by the mining boom and the high Australian dollar. 

 

Afghan authorities have arrested six people who are accused of plotting to assassinate⁴ President Hamid Karzai. One of the president's bodyguards⁵ is among those arrested. The Afghan government says the alleged⁶ plotters have links to the militant⁷ Haqqani network. Several of Mr Karzai's allies, including his brother, have been killed over recent months. 

 

A man will face court today, charged over a double homicide in the south-western Victorian town of Casterton. Two men were stabbed to death and another two were injured in a neighbourhood dispute on Tuesday night. Police arrested the 31-year-old man in Mt Gambier in South Australia. 

 

An Australian man has pleaded guilty in a US federal court for accepting bribes⁹ while working as a contractor¹⁰ in Afghanistan. Neil Campbell had been working for an organisation¹¹, rebuilding schools and hospitals. He's accused of accepting a $10,000 bribe⁸ for funnelling¹² projects to an Indian subcontractor. Campbell faces up to 10 years in jail and a $250,000 fine. 

 

And a refugee who's been living in Australia for 10 years has been jailed by an Indonesian court for people smuggling¹³. Heidar Ali was arrested by Indonesian police in May.

1 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

2 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

4 assassinate   

vt.暗杀，行刺，中伤

参考例句：

• The police exposed a criminal plot to assassinate the president.警方侦破了一个行刺总统的阴谋。
• A plot to assassinate the banker has been uncovered by the police.暗杀银行家的密谋被警方侦破了。

5 bodyguards   

n.保镖，卫士，警卫员( bodyguard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks came to Jim's office accompanied—like always—by his two bodyguards. 和往常一样，在两名保镖的陪同下，布鲁克斯去吉姆的办公室。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Three of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. 在这次袭击事件中，他有3名保镖受了伤。 来自辞典例句

6 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

7 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。

8 bribe   

n.贿赂；v.向…行贿，买通

参考例句：

• He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
• He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。

9 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

10 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

11 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

12 funnelling   

倾销( funnel的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Wind was funnelling through the gorge. 风吹过峡谷。
• This causes a funnelling from Asian currencies into dollars and euros. 这导致了一种从亚洲货币到美圆和欧元的漏斗效应。

13 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。