澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-04-06

 The Australian defence force has been hit by claims of another sexual assault.ACT police have confirmed that the charged 23 year old soldier was alleged¹ sexual offences involving a 21 year old female civilian².

 

Also in the news  this morning,the UN security council has united to call for ceasefire in Syria by 10th April.Amateur video shows the Syrian military offence is continuing  in the city of Homus and the northern province of Italiv.The UN secretary general Bahnk Moon says the situation is deteriorating³.UN envoy⁴ Coffy Annon also says a UN military presence will be needed.

 

The Anglor Conuchu bishop⁵ of Melbourn says big companies need reality check on the size of their wealth.In his Easter message,Bishop Philip Fryer has criticised banks for cutting jobs,increasing interest rates while making record profits.He says mining companies should share their profits created from the resources which he says belong to all Australians.

 

The sacking of the disgraced Energy Watch boss Bin⁶ Polace has failed to ease  pressure on the company from plants and sporting clubs.Energy Watch sacked Bin Polace after he made racist⁷ and anti female remarks on Facebook.Sporting clubs have removed Energy Watch as the sponsor.

 

And the UN's culture agency UNISCO has announced the record of Tantanico has come under international protection.The remains⁸ are 4000 meters deep off the coast of New Finland in Canada.

1 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

2 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

3 deteriorating   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
• I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

4 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

5 bishop   

n.主教，（国际象棋）象

参考例句：

• He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
• Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。

6 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

7 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

8 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。