澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-08-28

 A woman has died in a house fire in Geelong, west of Melbourne. Another woman has severe burns, and is fighting for her life in hospital. Firefighters were called to the house around 9:30 last night after neighbors reported smelling smoke. The body of a woman in her 40s was found in the house after the blaze was put out.

 

There're moves to expel the National Secretary of the Health Service Union Kathy Jackson. The Acting¹ National president Chris Brown is accusing her of gross misconduct. Ms.Jackson says she is the victim of a vicious smear² campaign.

 

US president Barack Obama has now declared a state of emergency in the state of Louisiana. Tropical storm Isaac is bearing down on the Gulf³ States. And forecasters are warning it could develop into a full-scale hurricane. It's threatening New Orleans almost 7 years to the day after hurricane Katrina devastated⁴ the main city.

 

Opposition⁵ forces in Syria say they've shot down a helicopter that was attacking rebels in the capital Damascus. They've posted this video online showing what appeals to be a burning helicopter falling to the ground. Syria's State TV is reporting a chopper has crashed near a mosque⁶.

 

And resistance leaders in the restive⁷ Indonesian province of west Papua were saying they're losing their struggle for independence. They've told an undercover investigation by the ABC's 7:30 program that the Indonesian authorities are torturing and killing freedom fighters

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 smear   

v.涂抹；诽谤，玷污；n.污点；诽谤，污蔑

参考例句：

• He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.他一直在散布谎言企图诽谤我们。
• There's a smear on your shirt.你衬衫上有个污点。

3 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

4 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

5 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。

6 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

7 restive   

adj.不安宁的，不安静的

参考例句：

• The government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive.政府未采取任何措施放松出口限制,因此国内制造商变得焦虑不安。
• The audience grew restive.观众变得不耐烦了。