澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-12-12

 Leading the news, a Brisbane man is in a serious condition in hospital this morning after he was shot by police during a domestic dispute overnight. Police say the man in his 40s was shot several times when he allegedly ran to them with a saw at a house in Ashgrove in the city’s north. It is the latest in a spate¹ of police shootings in Queensland over recent months. 

 

“There was(were) two officers who came to the address in relation to domestic violence inquiry². We are positive he had a weapon and that gain is part of the investigation³.” 

 

The Prime Minister says he’s prepared to sweat blood as he gets support for a referendum to recognize Indigenous⁴ Australians in the constitution. Tony Abbott wants the vote to coincide with a 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum that gave aborigines full citizenship⁵ rights. 

 

Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce says he expects other banks to follow the ANZ’s lead to offer some relief to drought-affected farmers. The ANZ has agreed to hold off repossessing farms in parts of New South Wales and Queensland for the next 12 months. 

 

And the dark comedy Birdman has topped the list of nominations⁶ of the Golden Globes. The film which stars Michael Keaton as a washed-up film star tried to revive his career has bagged seven nominations. On the small screen, Fargo came out on top with five nominations.

1 spate   

n.泛滥，洪水，突然的一阵

参考例句：

• Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the area.警察正在调查这一地区发生的大量盗窃案。
• Refugees crossed the border in full spate.难民大量地越过了边境。

2 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

3 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。

4 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

5 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

6 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句