澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-07-17

 Leading the news, the families of those killed on flight MH17 will gather in Canberra today for a national service to mark the first anniversary of the disaster. The plane was shot down over Ukraine, killing¹ almost 300 people, including 38 Australian residents and citizens. Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the Russian-backed rebels must be held accountable. “This was not just a tragedy. It was an atrocity². This was not an accident. This plane was deliberately³ shot down by Russian-backed rebels, using a Russian supplied missiles.”

The FBI has identified the gunman involved in a series of fatal shootings near two US military facilities. Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez shot dead former rings and injured three others in the attack in Tennessee. The gunman was also killed. US authorities are treating the attack as an act of domestic terrorism.

Police are trying to end hostage drama in Bunbury, south of Perth. The man is holding another man hostage in a park, and police believe he may have explosives. They say they know the alleged⁴ hostage taker, and committed to resolving the situation peacefully. Australia tennis player Bernard Tomic has been arrested after an incident at a hotel in Miami. The hotel called police when Tomic failed to comply with requests to turn down loud music in his room. Security Personnel and police then told the 22-year-old he was been evicted⁵, but he refused to leave. Tomic is now facing charges of resisting arrest.

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 atrocity   

n.残暴，暴行

参考例句：

• These people are guilty of acts of great atrocity.这些人犯有令人发指的暴行。
• I am shocked by the atrocity of this man's crimes.这个人行凶手段残忍狠毒使我震惊。

3 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

4 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

5 evicted   

v.（依法从房屋里或土地上）驱逐，赶出( evict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. 许多房客因不付房租被赶了出来。
• They had evicted their tenants for non-payment of rent. 他们赶走了未交房租的房客。