澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-07-07

 Leading our news this morning. A police officer has been shot in the back of the head while trying to intercept¹ a motorist in Melbourne's northwest. The injured officer has been taken to hospital and is in the stable condition. The shooting took place in Moone Ponds just before 4 o'clock this morning. A car believed to be involved the shooting was found burnt out in Coburg North and police are still searching for the gunman. 

 

Euro zone finance ministers have warned the situation in Greece will deteriorate² rapidly if a fresh bailout deal is not reached soon. Greece's senior negotiator at the discussions E has been appointed finance minister after the resignation of Y. France and Germany have urged Greece to urgently outline a new bailout proposal. 

 

It's important that Greek prime minister tells us tomorrow how to continue, what precise proposals he has for a program that will lead to prosperity and growth for Greece. A speaking overnight.

 

The Productivity Commission says there's no evidence to suggest that retirees are blowing their super on luxury items in order to qualify for the pension. The report into superannuation also found that the federal budget would save up to 7 billion dollars a year if the aged³ people access their super was raised to 65. 

 

Prominent indigenous⁴ leader N has hit out the prime minister and the Opposition⁵ leader, following yesterday's summit on constitutional recognition of indigent⁶ Australians. Forty leaders met with Tony Abbott and Bill Short to discuss the wording of a referendum. The government says considerable progress was made at that meeting. But N says it was stage managed and a waste of time. 

1 intercept   

vt.拦截，截住，截击

参考例句：

• His letter was intercepted by the Secret Service.他的信被特工处截获了。
• Gunmen intercepted him on his way to the airport.持枪歹徒在他去机场的路上截击了他。

2 deteriorate   

v.变坏；恶化；退化

参考例句：

• Do you think relations between China and Japan will continue to deteriorate?你认为中日关系会继续恶化吗？
• He held that this would only cause the situation to deteriorate further.他认为，这只会使局势更加恶化。

3 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

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 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

6 indigent   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的

参考例句：

• The town government is responsible for assistance to indigent people.镇政府负责给穷人提供帮助。
• A judge normally appoints the attorney for an indigent defendant at the defendant's first court appearence.法官通常会在贫穷被告人第一次出庭时，为其指派一名辩护律师。