澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-04-02

 Leading the news this morning.

Burma’s opposition¹ says Aung San Suu Kyi has won a seat in the country’s lower house of parliament. They also claim to have won almost half of the 45 seats in by-elections. International observers say voting appears to have been just run general well. 

 

In other news. Beaches along Western Australia’s southwest coast will reopen today after a fatal shark attack on Saturday. Officials have now called off the search for a shark responsible for the death of a diver Near Busselton. The state government has ruled out using shark nets to prevent future attacks. 

 

Sydney and Melbourne are two of Australia’s worst performing cities in infrastructure² planning. The findings are part of a major survey of capital city planning by the Coag Reform Council. The report was critical of every major city except for Adelaide. 

 

The latest Neilsen poll shows Labor³’s popularity is down to near recorded lows. The ALP’s primary support has fallen to 27%, compared to 47% for the coalition⁴. The coalition comfortably trumps⁵ Labor on a two party preferred basis. Tony Abbott’s approval rating dropped slightly but he’s still more popular than Julia Gillard. 

 

And in Fiji almost 8,000 people are sheltering in evacuation centers and officials now fear a cyclone⁶ could hit flooded areas of the pacific nation. Heavy rain and strong winds have swept across western parts of Fiji’s main island Vitti Levu for the past two days. Three people have died in those floods.

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 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

3 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。

4 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

5 trumps   

abbr.trumpets 喇叭；小号；喇叭形状的东西；喇叭筒v.（牌戏）出王牌赢（一牌或一墩）( trump的过去式 )；吹号公告，吹号庆祝；吹喇叭；捏造

参考例句：

• On the day of the match the team turned up trumps. 比赛那天该队出乎意料地获得胜利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Every time John is late getting home he trumps up some new excuse. 每次约翰晚回家都会编造个新借口。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。