澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-06-19

 The foreign affairs minister,Bob Carr,says he's reasonablyhopeful an Australian lawyer being held in Libya,will be released soon.Senator Carr has met Libya's prime minister and its deputy,foreign minister.Senator Carr says,he believes an apology from the international criminal court will secure Mr.Taylor's release.

 

 

 

Leaders of Greece's New Democracy Party are confident they will form a coalition¹ government today.The New Democracy Party is likely to form a coalition with the socialist² Pasok party,which came third in Sunday's election.The left wing,Syriza Party which polled second, says it will remain in opposition³.

 

 

 

The country's biggest news paper company news limited may announce its own restructure as early as today.Yesterday,Fairfax announced 1900 jobs will go over the next three years.The changes at News Limited are also expected to include hundreds of redundancies. 

 

 

 

The search has resumed for two Australian yachtsmen missing in Tongan for several days.Adelaide man,Inn Tompson and his companion phoned a relative last Thursday,to say their yacht has run aground and was breaking up,the wreckage⁴ was later found on the island.

 

 

 

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood⁵ has claimed victory in the country's presidential election.Official results aren't expected until Thursday.As the polls closed,Egypt's ruling military council gave itself sweeping⁶ new powers,but it said it will hand over power to the new president at the end of June.

1 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。

2 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

3 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。

4 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

5 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

6 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？