澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-08-06

 Leading the news. Malaysia's prime minister Najib Razack has confirmed debris¹ found on Reunion Island is from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The revelation is the first conclusive² proof of the flight MH 777, which disappeared back in March last year. Prime minister Razack says he feels for the families of those on board that flight. It is with very heavy heart that I must tell you the aircraft debri, found on Reunion Island, is indeed from MH 370. Rescuers are this morning serching for hundreds of people in the Mediterranean³ after a boat carrying up to seven hundred migrants capsized. The fishing boat was caught in rough weather off the Libyan coast and overturned when the passengers rushed to one side. Around four hundred people have been rescued so far. The authorities fear many others may have drowned. Back home. The competition for the vacant speaker's position is intensifying⁴. Liberal MP Tony Smith has announced his candidate to the seat, joining a fellow Victorian Russel Broadbent. Queensland's LNP member Ross Faster and Southwest Australian backbencher Andrew S. are also convesing colleagues, and Victorian MP F. B. says he'll run if his colleagues want him to.  And finally. Japan is coming to extend sorrows this morning as it's commemorized the atomic bombing of Hiroshima seventy years ago. The bomb exploded above the city on 6 August in 1945 killing⁵ one hundred and forty thousand people. The Australian reader Kross says people are still suffering today from the effects of the bombs, and he is calling for the annihilation of all nuclear weapon. 

1 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

2 conclusive   

adj.最后的，结论的；确凿的，消除怀疑的

参考例句：

• They produced some fairly conclusive evidence.他们提供了一些相当确凿的证据。
• Franklin did not believe that the French tests were conclusive.富兰克林不相信这个法国人的实验是结论性的。

3 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

4 intensifying   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的现在分词 )；增辉

参考例句：

• The allies are intensifying their air campaign. 联军部队正加大他们的空战强度。 来自辞典例句
• The rest of the European powers were in a state of intensifying congestion. 其余的欧洲强国则处于越来越拥挤的状态。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史

5 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。