澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-10-30

 Clive Palmer is defending his climate change deal with the government. The Palmer United Party has agreed to back the Coalition's direct action plan in exchange for several concessions¹. As part of the deal there'll be an eight-month investigation² into an emissions³ trading scheme. Even though, the government remains⁴ opposed to the idea.

 

We are not bringing back the carbon tax, absolutely clearly because it didn't work. It doesn't reduce emissions in any significant way, and it was 36-billion-dollar tax on Australian families and businesses.

 

Scientists have let the Prime Minister know just what they think about his government's multi-million-dollar cuts to the sector⁵. Tony Abbott received muted applause at last night's science prize dinner when he asked the audience what they thought of the government's performance.

 

Police have charged a man with murder after yesterday's fatal stabbing in Melbourne's China Town. The incident happened during an argument in front of a shocked lunchtime crowds. The victim was rushed to hospital but died a short time later.

 

A top New South Wales surfer is recovering in hospital after being attacked by a shark last night. Twenty-year-old Ryan Hunt has posted a photo of his injury on Instagram. He was surfing at Wallaby Point north of New Castle when a shark grabbed his foot but he managed to shake it off.

1 concessions   

n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权

参考例句：

• The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
• The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

2 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。

3 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

4 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。

5 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。