澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-29

 Four people have now died as a result of those Queensland floods, a three-year-old boy died when a tree fell on him and his mother in Brisbane. To the north, the city of Bundaberg remains¹ in the grip of its worst flood on record. Critically ill patients at the local hospital have been evacuated² to Brisbane. In Ipswich, meanwhile the Bremer River is falling after peaking at 13.9 meters overnight. 

 

In Brisbane, residents are preparing for more flooding when the Brisbane river peaks as Karina metioned later this morning. Evacuation orders are in place for parts of Grafton and north Lismore in nothern NSW. The river in Graft³ is now the highest level ever recorded at around eight meters, the wild weather has now reached Sydney causing localized flooding.

 

In other news, a bushfire in Victoria's north is expected to keep burning for days. The country fire authority says the fire at Boho is burning in dense⁴ and inaccessible⁵ bush, making it very difficult for firefighters to attack, crews will spend today building contaminant lines as well as knocking down dead trees.

 

And police in Brazil has arrested three people in connection with that nightclub fire that killed more than 230 people. It's believed the fire started when a band member lit a flare⁶ on stage. Brazil has declared three days of mourning.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

3 graft   

n.移植，嫁接，艰苦工作，贪污；v.移植，嫁接

参考例句：

• I am having a skin graft on my arm soon.我马上就要接受手臂的皮肤移植手术。
• The minister became rich through graft.这位部长透过贪污受贿致富。

4 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

5 inaccessible   

adj.达不到的，难接近的

参考例句：

• This novel seems to me among the most inaccessible.这本书对我来说是最难懂的小说之一。
• The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最难到达的地方。

6 flare   

v.闪耀，闪烁；n.潮红；突发

参考例句：

• The match gave a flare.火柴发出闪光。
• You need not flare up merely because I mentioned your work.你大可不必因为我提到你的工作就动怒。