澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-06-14

 Leading the news this morning, the husband of Brisbane woman Allison Baden-Clay will face court today charged with her murder, Gerard Baden-Clay reported his wife missing in April, her body was found on the bank of the creek¹ ten days later, Mr.Baden-Clay's lawyer says his client will vigorously defend the charge.

 

The parents of Australian lawyer Melinda Taylor say they are finding it hard to cope with her detention² in Libya, Ms.Taylor and three of her colleagues are being held on suspicion of spying, Janelle and John Taylor say they are upset by the lack of information coming from her captors.

 

Environment minister Tonny Burke will release the federal government's final boundaries for the world's largest network of marine³ reserves this morning, the network will be expended⁴ to cover more than a third of the country's waters, if the plans are adopted, they'll put limits on oil and gas exploration.

 

Rebekah Brooks⁵ has faced court for the first time on charges related to the phone hacking⁶ scandal, the former news international boss is charged with conspiring⁷ to pervert⁸ of the course of justice, she is accused of trying to conceal⁹ documents and computers, and removing archives from news interational.

 

More than 80 people have died in another wave of sectarian violence across Iraq, 200 others have been injured, a series of bomb blasts hit ten locations of Baghdad. Many of the dead were Shia Pilgrims gathering¹⁰ for a religious festival.

1 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

2 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

3 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

4 expended   

v.花费( expend的过去式和过去分词 )；使用（钱等）做某事；用光；耗尽

参考例句：

• She expended all her efforts on the care of home and children. 她把所有精力都花在料理家务和照顾孩子上。
• The enemy had expended all their ammunition. 敌人已耗尽所有的弹药。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 brooks   

n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

7 conspiring   

密谋( conspire的现在分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致

参考例句：

• They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
• John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。

8 pervert   

n.堕落者，反常者；vt.误用，滥用；使人堕落，使入邪路

参考例句：

• Reading such silly stories will pervert your taste for good books.读这种愚昧的故事会败坏你对好书的嗜好。
• Do not pervert the idea.别歪曲那想法。

9 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

10 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。