澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-21

 Juila Gillard and Kevin Rudd are refusing to bring the leadership crisis to ahead but that hasn't stopped the speculation¹. Bill Shorten,is latest minister to back the prime minister and leader of the Labor²'s Right faction,senator David Feeney says Kevin Rudd must declare his loyalty³ or challenge.

 

 

 

In other news,Euro-zone finance ministers are meeting in Brussels to decide whether to approve the second bail-out package for Greece.They are hopeful they can reach an agreement.Greece needs the one hundred and seventy billion dollar package to avoid a default next month.

 

 

 

A chartered boat with 4 Australian on aboard has been found safe.It went missing when its engine failed while on diving trip off the coast of Bali.The boat owner has contacted authorities to say that engine is working again and they are heading back to Bali.

 

 

 

A labor candidate in the Queensland election has resigned and made the allegations.He has posted homophobic and neo-nazi comments online.Peter Watson was standing⁴ in safe conservative seat of southern towns.The Courier-Mail newspaper is reporting offensive comments were posted online under the name Peter Waston.Mr.Watson denies he was responsible for the comments.

 

 

 

There has been mixed reaction to the government's review of school funding but all sides of the debate, agree one thing,they want a quick response by the government to it key proposals.The report recommends an extra five billion dollars in school funding,targeting disadvantaged students.

1 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

2 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。

3 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。