澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2016-01-04

 Two man are due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates¹ Court today over a one-punch attack that left a teenager fighting for his life in hospital. A 21-year-old man from the Gold Coast and a 21-year old man from Logan Sydney have been charged with causing grievous bodily harm. 18-year-old Cole Miller² was hit in the back of the head on Saturday night. While police say it was an unprovoked attack. 

 

This is a random³ act of violence. There is no indication that the victim knew who the offenders⁴ were. There's been very minimum contact prior to the incident.

 

 

The reporter Johnathon very shortly to give us some updated main story.

 

 

Victoria police fear a man has drowned while trying to drive to floodwater in central Victoria. The man's car was swept in Creek⁵ Seymour just before 2am.

 

 

The Immigration Minister has apologized for describing the journalist as a mad witch in a text message he accidentally sent to her. Peter Dutton was trying to text former minister Jamie Briggs about Samantha made in his column, but then mistakenly sent the text message to Miss Samantha herself. 

 

 

Meanwhile Unions have called on the Federal Government to protect privacy of public servant. The complain is about former minister Jenny Briggs. A pixelated photo has been published reportedly showing the woman with Mr. Briggs. Public Sector⁶ Union describe it as a disgraceful breach⁷ of privacy. Mr. Briggs told News Limited he sent the photo to colleagues before and after that complain was made. 

1 magistrates   

地方法官，治安官( magistrate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• to come up before the magistrates 在地方法院出庭
• He was summoned to appear before the magistrates. 他被传唤在地方法院出庭。

2 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

3 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

4 offenders   

n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 )；犯规者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）

参考例句：

• Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
• Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。

5 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

6 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

7 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。