澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-10-16

 The Opposition¹ leader Tony Abbott has met the Indonesian president, but didn't raise his key policy of turning back asylum² seeker boats. The country's foreign minster says it wasn't mentioned during Mr.Abbott's meeting with president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta. But the Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Marison has told the ABC he later raised it himself with Indonesia's foreign minister.

 

The prime minister says uranium exports will be on the agenda during talks in India today. Julia Gillard has arrived in New Delhi for her first visit as prime minister. She'll hold meetings with the Indian prime minister and president, Mrs.Gillard says she wants her visit to promote business links between the two countries.

 

Craig Thomson maintains he did nothing wrong during his time as national secretary of the Health Services Union. Fair Work Australia has laid several charges against Mr.Thomson alleging³ he misused⁴ union money. The 62 alleged⁵ breaches⁶ include using funds to pay for a dozen separating engagements with prostitutes. The crossbencher MP says he expects the charges to be thrown out.

 

Scotland is set to hold a referendum on independents in 2014. British prime minister David Cameron and Scottish leader Alex Salmond have signed an agreement to set out terms for the vote. The Scots will be asked if they want to remain in the 300-year-old union with the England, despite agreeing to the vote, Mr.Cameron strongly oppose the breakup.

1 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。

2 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

3 alleging   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税，他的名誉受到损害。
• This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯，还说不必，只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。

4 misused   

v.使用…不当( misuse的过去式和过去分词 )；把…派作不正当的用途；虐待；滥用

参考例句：

• He misused his dog shamefully. 他可耻地虐待自己的狗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had grossly misused his power. 他严重滥用职权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

6 breaches   

破坏( breach的名词复数 )； 破裂； 缺口； 违背

参考例句：

• He imposed heavy penalties for breaches of oath or pledges. 他对违反誓言和保证的行为给予严厉的惩罚。
• This renders all breaches of morality before marriage very uncommon. 这样一来，婚前败坏道德的事就少见了。