英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-05-05

 Leading our news this morning, Sinn Fein Leader Gerry Adams has been released for that charge after four days in custody¹. Police have been questioning Mr. Adams over the 1972 abduction and murder of Jean McConville. Mr. Adams has again denied any involvement in her murder and questioned the timing² of his arrest.

 

Treasurer³ Joe Hockey has moved to head off a damaging row with the mining industry, assuring miners the Diesel⁴ fuel rebate⁵ will not be cut in next week’s budget. In leaked correspondence obtained by the ABC, one mining boss warned a cut would be more damaging than the mining tax. 

 

In Ukraine, hundreds of pro-Russian activists⁶ have stormed the police headquarters in the southern city of Odessa. They have freed dozens of people who were being held over the weekend’s deadly violence. More than 40 people died in those clashes, most of them in a building that caught fire.

 

A 29-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in Sydney during a counter-terrorism operation. She was taken into custody at Sydney Airport on Saturday night, just she was boarding an international flight with her four young children. Now police won’t say where the woman is from or where she was travelling to.

 

At least three people have died and dozens have been wounded in two explosions in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. The blast ripped a part of two buses which were packed with people at the time. This is the second terrorist attack in Kenya in as many days.

1 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

2 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

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 diesel   

n.柴油发动机，内燃机

参考例句：

• We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。
• My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。

5 rebate   

v./n.折扣，回扣，退款；vt.给...回扣，给...打折扣

参考例句：

• You can claim a rebate on your tax.你可以要求退回部分税款。
• Customers are to benefit from a rebate on their electricity bills.顾客将从他们的电费退费中得到实惠。

6 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》