澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2016-01-22

 Thank you. Lleyton Hewitt has farewelled professional tennis as a singles player, ending his last year of career with the straight sets of lost to David Ferrer in the Australian Open. The former world No.1 and Wimbledon champion was * until the end, but the Spaniard prevailed 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. While he will briefly¹ return for doubles campaign, Hewitt left Rod Laver Arena² to a standing³ ovation⁴. 

 

The British's inquiring the poisoning of a former KGB spy has concluded. Russian president Vladmir Putin probabaly approved the murder. Alexander L was poisoned with radioactive polonium in London and died in a hospital in 2016. All of what happended was absolutely appalling⁵, and this report confirms what we have always believed and what the last Labor⁶ government believed at the time, of this dreadful murder, which is it was state sponsored action. David Cameron * made in 2006.  

 

 

Weather conditions have eased in Tasmania where crews are continuing to fight more than 60 bushfires across the state. Yesterday evening an emergency warning was issued for L, but has since been downgraded to advice level. While many of the blazes restarted by lightening. Two teenagers have admitted lighting⁷ a fire at Black River in the state's northwest. 

 

 

A Melborne man has been charged with a murder of 62 year old man in the city's inner north. Crews was called for shop fire in Fitzroy earlier this week and found the body of the shop's owner inside. 38 year old man will face Melborne magistrate⁸ court later today.   

1 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

2 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 ovation   

n.欢呼，热烈欢迎，热烈鼓掌

参考例句：

• The hero received a great ovation from the crowd. 那位英雄受到人群的热烈欢迎。
• The show won a standing ovation. 这场演出赢得全场起立鼓掌。

5 appalling   

adj.骇人听闻的，令人震惊的，可怕的

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。

6 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

7 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

8 magistrate   

n.地方行政官，地方法官，治安官

参考例句：

• The magistrate committed him to prison for a month.法官判处他一个月监禁。
• John was fined 1000 dollars by the magistrate.约翰被地方法官罚款1000美元。