澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-10-11

 The federal government is facing two crucial votes this week. The government's carbon tax  is expected to pass the house of reps(representative) tomorrow. The opposition¹ will try to have its introduction delayed until after the next election. And later is still struggling to get enough support for its S. seeker bill which is due to have a vote on Thursday in the house. 

 

Police believe a man who went missing while swimming at a the Purth Beach was taken by a shark. Police divers² have found a pair of b* thought to belong to 64-year-old B.Martin. Experts say, they have damaged consistant with the shark attack. The search for Mr. Martin will resume this morning. 

 

A sports agent has accused Australian cricketers of taking bribes³ to fix matches. He's told a corruption⁴ trial of two Pakistani cricketers in London, that Australian players are the biggest culprits when it comes to rigging games. The allegations were made in a covert⁵ recoding play to court.

 

Thousands of Coptic Christains have gathered for the funeral of protesters killed during clashed with security forces in Cairo. At least 35 people died, and 300 others were injured. An inquiry⁶ has been ordered into the violence, the worse since February's uprising. 

 

And an Australina who works for an airline  P* by Qantas has been arrested and jailed in Fiji. Unions say 37-year-old air pacific pilot S. Scot was arrested of dispart of crackdown on unions in that country. Qantas says the Foreign Affairs Department is dealing⁷ with the matter. 

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

3 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

4 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

5 covert   

adj.隐藏的；暗地里的

参考例句：

• We should learn to fight with enemy in an overt and covert way.我们应学会同敌人做公开和隐蔽的斗争。
• The army carried out covert surveillance of the building for several months.军队对这座建筑物进行了数月的秘密监视。

6 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

7 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。