澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-12-25

 The top stories from ABC news. An 8-year-old boy found locked in a shield during a drug raid on the New South Wales mid-north coast is now in the care of family and community services. Police responded to a tip-off about a cannabis operation near Tare¹. They found four children, each between 12 months and 9 years’ old. Two men and a woman have been arrested.

 

Three states are facing the threat of Christmas Day bushfires. South Australia is bracing² for temperatures in the low 40s and strong winds. For the first time in decades, there’s a total fire ban in southern Tasmania. And in Victoria, there’s a high fire threat with bans in the place for the /, central and southwest districts. 

 

Two men have been sentenced to death in Thailand for murdering two British backpackers last year. The men now, Myanmar migrant workers and were found guilty of killing³ a 24-year-old man and raping⁴ and murdering a 23-year-old woman. The pair maintained they were tortured by police until they confessed to the crime.

 

And two elderly Australians and a New Zealand family had a very lucky escape after their sight-seen chopper in Fiji flipped⁵ and crashed. The helicopter on Fiji’s Treasure Island was caught by southern gust⁶ of wind while trying to land. As it toppled over, its spinning blades also came within meters of other tourists.

 

1 tare   

n.皮重；v.量皮重

参考例句：

• Please tell me the cargo the tare and the size?请告诉我货物的包装重量和尺寸？
• Weight includes tare weight and net weight.重量包括皮重与净重。

2 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

3 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。

4 raping   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的现在分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace. 作为报复，查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼，奸淫杀戮平民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The conquerors marched on, burning, killing, raping and plundering as they went. 征服者所到之处烧杀奸掠，无所不做。 来自互联网

5 flipped   

轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
• The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

6 gust   

n.阵风，突然一阵（雨、烟等），（感情的）迸发

参考例句：

• A gust of wind blew the front door shut.一阵大风吹来，把前门关上了。
• A gust of happiness swept through her.一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。