澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-05-21

 That huge tornado¹ that destroyed hundreds of homes and sparked fires in Oklahoma city is our focus this morning. A school and a hospital are among the buildings destroyed in the southern suburb of Moore. People are walking around amongst rubble² dazed, and a tornado is being compared to a record breaking twister that struck the same area in 1991, we'll have more live pictures of that for you in just a while.

 

An Australian man jailed for fraud in Dubai says he is going to appeal but conviction. Matthew Joyce has been sentenced to ten years jail and fined 25 million dollars over a failed property deal. Foreign minister Bob Carr says Mr.Joyce will receive strong consular³ support during his appeal.

 

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd says he's changed his mind and now supports same sex marriage. In a blog that he's written in the last day, Mr.Rudd says his change of heart came after a long period of reflection and conversations with family friends and former staff member who's gay.

 

A decision by South Australia to ban live betting odds⁴ during TV sports coverage⁵ could have national implications. It said TV broadcast will have to comply with the state's rules or bookmakers could face hefty fines. The state's independent gambling⁶ authority says the decision could lead to a defect of national ban.

 

More than 17 people have died and many more have been injured in a series of car bomb attacks across central and southern Iraq. The capital Baghdad was the worst hit, several bombs targeted bus stations and markets in the mainly Shia Muslim districts.

1 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

2 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

3 consular   

a.领事的

参考例句：

• He has rounded out twenty years in the consular service. 他在领事馆工作已整整20年了。
• Consular invoices are declarations made at the consulate of the importing country. 领事发票是进口国领事馆签发的一种申报书。

4 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

5 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

6 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。