澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-03-17

 Leading our news this morning, the Treasurer¹ is laying the ground work for a debate on taxation² reform. Joe Hockey has revealed the government will release a discussion paper early April. Leading businessman Fairfax Chairman Roger Corbett is calling for an increase in the GST. The paper is expected to recommend far-reaching changes to the tax system. 

 

“We are releasing a taxation discussion paper at the end of this month or in early April. And it will be the beginning of a broader taxation discussion.”

 

“And it could be discussion that is based on the inter-generation report.” Joe Hockey there speaking on Q&A last night.

 

Now the death toll³ in Vanuatu has now risen to 24 as aid agencies come to the terms with the magnitude of their task in the wake of Cyclone⁴ Pam. Vanuatu’s president has pleaded for more international help to try to rebuild his sheltered country. Authorities still haven’t been able to contact the Vanuatu’s out islands which boarded the front of the cyclone.

 

Police in Melbourne have charged three men with the murder of a man whose remains⁵ were found in a river last month. The remains of Brandon David Bernard were found in the Maribyrnong River in the city’s west. And they took days to identify. The three men will face court this morning.

 

And the raw between Elton John and fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana has caused a storm on social media. The British singer called for a boycott⁶ of the fashion labor⁷ after the pair described children conceived by IVF a synthetic⁸. Either celebrities⁹ including Ricky Martin, Victorian backer man / have taken to Istagram to support Elton John.

1 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。

2 taxation   

n.征税，税收，税金

参考例句：

• He made a number of simplifications in the taxation system.他在税制上作了一些简化。
• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。

3 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

4 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

5 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。

6 boycott   

n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。

7 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

8 synthetic   

adj.合成的，人工的；综合的；n.人工制品

参考例句：

• We felt the salesman's synthetic friendliness.我们感觉到那位销售员的虚情假意。
• It's a synthetic diamond.这是人造钻石。

9 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目