澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-02-03

 Tony Abbott's leadership will come under the spotlight¹ again today when Federal Cabinet meets in Canberra. Sydney ministers have been defending the Prime Minister but that hasn't stopped talk of a leadership change. Reports have emerged this morning that Mr. Abbott asked the Foreign Minister Julie Bishop² and ... for insurances that they won't challenge. But Julie Bishop declined to make that promise. Mr. Abbott has refused to comment on the report.                                                    

 

I think people find all that inside Canberra staff so boring, so absolutely and utterly³ boring. And what they are looking for is politicians who are not endlessly .... and not finding amongst themselves but are getting on with the government of this country. That's what we're determined⁴ to be.

 

 

But Northern Territory's Chief Minister Adem Giles has been dumped in a late night coup⁵. He's been replaced by the member of the Katherine, Willem Westra van Holthe. Mr. Giles lost the leadership ballet by 8 votes to 6.

 

 

Australian journalist Peter Graster says he's relieved to be free but he's still concerned about his 2 Algeria colleagues who are behind bars in Egypt. Mr. Graster has spoken publicly for the first time since he's released from Egyptian jail yesterday.

 

 

And there are growing expectations the Reserve Bank could cut interest rates today when they meet for the first time this year. But most economic survey by Bloomberg still believe the official rate will remain at 2.5% where it's been for the last 18 months.

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 bishop   

n.主教，（国际象棋）象

参考例句：

• He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
• Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。

3 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。