澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-07-02

 Making news this morning, thousands of people may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis at several Sydney dental clinics. New South Wales Health is investigating reports of a Syria’s infection control breach¹ at four dental clinics. It’s declined to confirm the number of patients infected, but it is believed to be in the thousands. 

 

The Prime Minister Tony Abbott is pushing back against an attempt by members of his own government to legalize same sex marriage. Coalition² backbenchers Warren Entsch and / have joined across party group to draft a bill to legalize gay marriage. But a spokesman for the prime minister says the party room debate will only happen if the government supports bringing on a vote in parliament. 

 

The US and Cuba have reached a historic deal to reopen their embassies in Washington and Havana. Relations have been frozen since the early 1960s when the US broke links with Cuba and imposed a trade embargo³. 

 

“Well, 54 years ago, ahead of the cold war, the United States closed its embassy in Havana. Today, I can announce the United States has agreed to formally establish diplomatic relations with the Republic of Cuba and reopened embassies in our respective countries.”

 

Euro zone finance minister say there can be no further negotiations⁴ with Greece until after Sunday’s referendum. Greece has made a fresh proposal to euro zone ministers after it became the first / economy to default an IMF payment. Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called on voters to reject the program put forward by the country’s creditors⁵.

1 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

2 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 embargo   

n.禁运（令）；vt.对...实行禁运，禁止（通商）

参考例句：

• This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
• During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。

4 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

5 creditors   

n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》