澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-10-01

 Celebrations are continuing after the Sydney swans the thrilling AFL grand victory over Hawthorn¹. It was a close contest with the Hawks² ahead early in the fourth quarter. But Swans dug deep, scoring the last four goals to take the game by ten points. Swans are hosting two * today to share their victory with supporters in Sydney and Melbourne.

 

 

Veteran Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones has launched a verbal attack on Julia Gillard, saying her father died of shame because of his daughter's political lies. Mr Alan made the comment during a speech in young liberals' dinner in Sydney last Saturday night, just weeks after Mr Gillard's death. Liberal MP Mark Turnbull has described the comment as cruel and offensive and says the broadcaster should apologize.

 

 

Ten people has died in Spain and hundreds have been forced from their homes after flash floods swept through the country's south. Torrential rain has inundated³ parts of the Analusia region after months of draught⁴ and high temperatures which triggered wild fires. 

 

 

And Victorian football fans will be looking for sporting redemption the afternoon when the Melbourne Storms take on Canterbury Bulldogs in the NFL grand final in Sydney. Storms fullback Billy Slater has made a quick recover from a flu and is ready to match up with the against the Bulldogs superstar Ben Barba.

1 hawthorn   

山楂

参考例句：

• A cuckoo began calling from a hawthorn tree.一只布谷鸟开始在一株山楂树里咕咕地呼叫。
• Much of the track had become overgrown with hawthorn.小路上很多地方都长满了山楂树。

2 hawks   

鹰( hawk的名词复数 )； 鹰派人物，主战派人物

参考例句：

• Two hawks were hover ing overhead. 两只鹰在头顶盘旋。
• Both hawks and doves have expanded their conditions for ending the war. 鹰派和鸽派都充分阐明了各自的停战条件。

3 inundated   

v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付

参考例句：

• We have been inundated with offers of help. 主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。
• We have been inundated with every bit of information imaginable. 凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 draught   

n.拉，牵引，拖；一网（饮，吸，阵)；顿服药量，通风；v.起草，设计

参考例句：

• He emptied his glass at one draught.他将杯中物一饮而尽。
• It's a pity the room has no north window and you don't get a draught.可惜这房间没北窗，没有过堂风。