澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-10-23

 A disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has been officially stripped of his seven Tour De France titles by the sport's governing body. The International Cycling Union has accepted the findings of the U.S Anti-doping Agency's investigation¹. Armstrong received a life ban, and UCI president said he no longer had a place in world cycling.

 

Emergency Services have freed a truck driver who crashed into a house in Brisbane's south. Crews had been working for more than four hours after the truck plowed² into a home at Annerley. The 38-year-old man has been taken to hospital in a serious condition.

 

The government has revealed its plan to ensure a budget surplus. But now needs to get it through the parliament, the treasurer³ Wayne Swan has slashed⁴ many of the middle calss benefits introduced under John Howard. The Opposition⁵ won't say if it would support any of the changes proposed in yesterday's media budget.

 

More young adults are drowning in Australia than ever before because they didn't learn to swin as children. That according to a new report from the Royal Life Saving Society. This society says in the last ten years, there's been a 25% increase in drownings among people aged⁶ 15 to 24. And calling for swimming lessons to be now made compulsory⁷ in all primary schools in Australia.

 

And overseas, U.S president Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt⁸ Romney are preparing for their third and final presidential debate. Today's contest in Florida will focus solely⁹ on foreign policy. With just over two weeks ago before election day, national polls show the race is a dead heat.

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 plowed   

v.耕( plow的过去式和过去分词 )；犁耕；费力穿过

参考例句：

• They plowed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. 他们犁了将近10万英亩未开垦的高沼地。 来自辞典例句
• He plowed the land and then sowed the seeds. 他先翻土，然后播种。 来自辞典例句

3 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

4 slashed   

v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
• He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

7 compulsory   

n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的

参考例句：

• Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
• Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。

8 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

9 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。