澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-06-07

 Leading the news this morning.

Communities on the shores of Gippsland Lakes in Victoria's east on Flood watches water level continues to rise.The state's Emergency Service says flood peaks and high tides at Lake entrance overnight were lower than expected.

A former prostitute has recounted her story that independent MP Craig Thomson had sex with her.The woman said she was in New Zealand at the time and retracted¹ her statement before Channel Nine story went to air.

Child care providers on the Union representing work will meet today to head off the rising costs of child care.The Union found it's now paying on average 70 dollars a day for child care.But in some capital cities, they are paying as much as 130 dollars a day.

And Syrian army has been accused of carrying out another massacre² as heavy fighting continues for a second day in a coastal³ province.The Opposition⁴ says the massacre happens in the central Hama.Meanwhile, Foreign Ministers meeting on Syria in Turkey have agreed to set up a coordination⁵ group to provide support to the Syria Opposition.

Afghan officials say at least 18 civillians have died in a NATO airstrike near the capital Kabul.A Taliban commander and his bodyguard⁶ are also among the dead. Two suicide bombers⁷ have killed at least 22 people at a market near Kandahar.

1 retracted   

v.撤回或撤消( retract的过去式和过去分词 )；拒绝执行或遵守；缩回；拉回

参考例句：

• He made a false confession which he later retracted. 他作了假供词，后来又翻供。
• A caddy retracted his statement. 一个球童收回了他的话。 来自辞典例句

2 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

3 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

4 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。

5 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

6 bodyguard   

n.护卫，保镖

参考例句：

• She has to have an armed bodyguard wherever she goes.她不管到哪儿都得有带武器的保镖跟从。
• The big guy standing at his side may be his bodyguard.站在他身旁的那个大个子可能是他的保镖。

7 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》