澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 澳大利亚宣布向背包客征税15% 特朗普提名马蒂斯为国防部长

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A 3 year old boy who was in a car that was stolen in the Perth suburb of east Victoria Park this afternoon has been found safe and well. He has been reunited with his parents. The child and car were found in a nearby street about two hours after first being reported missing.

今天下午，一辆汽车在珀斯郊区维多利亚公园东部被偷，车内有一名3岁男孩，目前这名男孩已经平安无事。他已经和家人团聚。在事主报案两个小时以后，这名男孩和被偷车辆在附近的一条街道上被发现。

The federal government has defended a deal to resolve the backpacker tax dispute, following a late night sitting of parliament. The last minute deal will see a 15 per cent tax imposed on backpackers, as well as 100 million dollars being returned to landcare. The additional funding will be offset¹ by savings² elsewhere in the budget.

澳大利亚议会在昨天深夜举行了会议，联邦政府决定支持解决背包客税收争议的法案。在最后时刻通过的法案要求对背包客征收15%的税收，并将1亿美元退还给土地保育。增加的收入将被预算其他方面节省的费用抵消。

Several people have been arrested for treason in Indonesia as tens of thousands of muslims protesters call for the jailing of Jakarta's Christian³ governor. Protestors want action to be taken against governor Ahok who's facing trial for alleging⁴ the Quran is being misused⁵ by his critics.

印度尼西亚有多人因危害国家安全被捕，数万名穆斯林抗议者要求监禁雅加达基督徒省长。抗议者希望对省长钟万学采取行动，钟万学因称古兰经被批评者误用而可能面临审判。

And Us president-elect Donald Trump⁶ has announced that retired⁷ general James Mattis will be the new Defence Secretary. "Mad Dog Mattis" Is a former marine⁸ with a reputation for strategic thinking, tough language and distrust of Iran. He has extensive battlefield experience in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mr Trump told the cheering crowd in Ohio that James Mattis was their 'best'.

美国候任总统唐纳德·特朗普宣布退役将军詹姆斯·马蒂斯为新任国防部长。外号“疯狗”的马蒂斯曾在海军陆战队服役，他以战略性思维、语气强硬和不信任伊朗而著称。他在伊拉克和阿富汗拥有丰富的战场经验。特朗普在俄亥俄州对欢呼的人群表示，詹姆斯·马蒂斯是他们的最佳选择。

1 offset   

n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿

参考例句：

• Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
• He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。

2 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

3 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

4 alleging   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税，他的名誉受到损害。
• This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯，还说不必，只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。

5 misused   

v.使用…不当( misuse的过去式和过去分词 )；把…派作不正当的用途；虐待；滥用

参考例句：

• He misused his dog shamefully. 他可耻地虐待自己的狗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had grossly misused his power. 他严重滥用职权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

7 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

8 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。