澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-29

 That search is underway again for a 15-year-old boy who’s gone missing during a lifesaving competition on the Gold Coast. The teenage disappeared while competing in a board event late yesterday. Two years ago, 19-year-old Saxon Bird drowned at the same beach while competing in an Iron Man competition. 

 

The former AFL player Ben Cousins is facing drug charges in Perth. Cousins was arrested at Esperance Airport in Western Australia on Tuesday and charged with possessing methamphetamine with intent to sell or supply. He’ll face court in Perth on Monday. 

 

The Treasurer¹ Wayne Swan is foreshadowing a savage² budget. He says the government will have to cut spending even further to bring the budget back into surplus next financial year. He says some government programs will have to be scaled back or axed because of a continuing slump³ in tax revenue. 

 

A siege in the Melbourne bayside suburb of Seaford has ended with a man being taken to hospital. The man how was wanted by police entered a factory at around three o’clock yesterday afternoon and refused to come out. When police eventually enter the factory, they found him semi-conscious. 

 

The gold cape⁴ worn by Elizabeth Taylor in the 1963 film Cleopatra is about to go under the hammer in Dallas, Texas. The cape is expected to fetch around $20,000 at the auction⁵. The academy award winning actress died in Los Angeles a year ago, aged⁶ 79.

1 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

2 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

3 slump   

n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

参考例句：

• She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
• Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

4 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

5 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

6 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。