澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-20

 A gunman has shot dead a teacher and three young children at a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse.The attack happened as the students were arriving at the school,the gunman fled on a scooter.French prosecutors¹ are linking the shootings with two deadly attacks on soldiers in the same region just last week.

 

A fierce firefight has erupted in Syria's capital,Damascus,killing three rebels and a Syrian soldier.Witnesses say machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades could be heard in the upper market districts of the capital.Meanwhile a team of experts sent by special envoy,Kofi Annan,has arrived in Syria to discuss a possible ceasefire.

 

East Timor’s President,Jose Ramos Horta,says he will step down in May after failing to win reelection.He finished third behind Fretelin Party candidate,Francisco Guterres,and the former army chief Taur Matan Ruak.The two men will now contest to run-off poll next month.

 

The federal government's mining legislation has passed the Senate and will become law.The tax will raise more than ten billion dollars over three years.The Opposition² is vowing³ to repeal⁴ the mining tax,if it wins government.The new tax take effect from middle of the year.

 

And the portrait of an aboriginal⁵ actor who’s overcome a heroin⁶ addiction⁷ has won this year's National Photography Prize.Melbourne photographer,Rob McNicol,was awarded the 25,000-dollar-prize for his striking image of Jack⁸ Charles. 

1 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

2 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。

3 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

4 repeal   

n.废止，撤消；v.废止，撤消

参考例句：

• He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
• He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。

5 aboriginal   

adj.（指动植物）土生的，原产地的，土著的

参考例句：

• They managed to wipe out the entire aboriginal population.他们终于把那些土著人全部消灭了。
• The lndians are the aboriginal Americans.印第安人是美国的土著人。

6 heroin   

n.海洛因

参考例句：

• Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。
• Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.海洛因已从海上偷运出境。

7 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

8 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。