澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-01-31

 Federal Labor¹ has failed to improve its support over the summit.The government primary vote stuck at 30% according to the Fed's newspoll of the year.Support of Juile Gillard has dropped slightly but she still leads Tony Abbt as the Prime Minister.Police are investigating a multi- million dollar fire at school in Melbourne's east.The fire gutted² the science wing at Yarra Valley Grammar School * would overnight.Firefighters managed to stop the fire spreading to nearby library and computer wing.Fire coincides with many children returning to school this week.

 

A national strike has paralyzed Belgium.European Union leaders meet in Brussels to discuss the coming crisis.Planes are grounded,an the military airport has to be used by leaders arriving at the summit.EU leaders will be discussing measures to increase growth and create jobs.

 

 

Syrian troops appeared to have regained³ control of some rival held areas of the skirt of capital Damascus.Activists⁴ say hundreds of troops back by tanks involved in the assault.The pro-government television says an explosion  has cut the country's main gas pipe line near the city of Homs which is also under attack.

1 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。

2 gutted   

adj.容易消化的v.毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的过去式和过去分词 )；取出…的内脏

参考例句：

• Disappointed? I was gutted! 失望？我是伤心透了！
• The invaders gutted the historic building. 侵略者们将那幢历史上有名的建筑洗劫一空。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

4 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》