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Mackay and the Whitsundays are br?acing¹ for heavy rain and strong winds as cyclone² Iris³ moves south — parallel to the Queensland coast. The category two system is likely to slowly intensify⁴ over the next two days but isn't expected to make landfall. Queensland premier⁵ Annastacia Palasczuk says the state is well prepared for the cyclone with additional emergency serviced deployed⁶.

麦凯和圣灵群岛将迎来强降雨和狂风，气旋“艾里斯”正在向南移动，移动路线与昆士兰海岸平行。二级气旋“艾里斯”很可能在未来两天逐渐加强，不过不会登陆。昆士兰州州长安娜斯塔西亚·帕拉夏表示，昆州增加了紧急服务部署，为应对该气旋做好了充分准备。

Victoria police has admitted the public has lost some confidence in the force after six officers were filmed allegedly assaulting a disabled-pensioner. The security vision shows the man being beaten and pepper sprayed at close range outside his home in Melbourne's northern suburbs. An internal investigation⁷ into the incident is underway but the officers involved are still on duty.

澳大利亚维多利亚州警方承认，公众对该州警察失去了一些信心，因为6名警察被拍到殴打一名领取养老金的残疾人。监控视频显示，这名残疾男子在他位于墨尔本北部郊区的房子外遭到了殴打，并在近距离被喷辣椒喷雾剂。目前警方已就这起事件展开内部调查，不过涉事警察仍在照常执勤。

India's Commonwealth⁸ Games team has been cleared of doping after syringes were found at the athlete's village on the Gold Coast but the team still faces punishment for breaching⁹ the games strict "No Needles" policy. Needles are banned in the village unless a team has been given a medical exemption¹⁰.

参加英联邦运动会的印度代表队使用兴奋剂的嫌疑已被排除，此前在位于黄金海岸的运动员村发现了注射器，不过由于违反了英联邦运动会“对针头说不”的严格政策，印度队仍将面临处罚。运动员村禁止使用针头，除非代表队获得医疗豁免。

South Africans are mourning the death of anti-apartheid activist¹¹, Winnie Mandela, who died overnight. She was 81. The first lady and former wife of Nelson Mandela was a celebrated¹² but controversial figure. She'll be honoured with a state funeral next week.

南非反种族隔离活动家温妮·曼德拉在夜间去世，享年81岁。这位南非第一夫人、纳尔逊·曼德拉的前妻备受尊敬，但同时也是一个争议人物。南非将于下周为她举行国葬。

1 acing   

vt.发球得分（ace的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Up to 4 years relevant experience on budget, cost acing report analysis. 4年以上财务经验，包括：预算经验，成本核算经验，财务报表经验。 来自互联网
• Ian: I always think of happy thoughts. Imagine yourself acing the test. 伊恩：我一直保持快乐的想法。想象你考试满分。 来自互联网

2 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

3 iris   

n.虹膜，彩虹

参考例句：

• The opening of the iris is called the pupil.虹膜的开口处叫做瞳孔。
• This incredible human eye,complete with retina and iris,can be found in the Maldives.又是在马尔代夫，有这样一只难以置信的眼睛，连视网膜和虹膜都刻画齐全了。

4 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

5 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

6 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

7 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

8 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

9 breaching   

攻破( breach的过去式 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。
• Third, an agency can abuse its discretion by breaching certain principles of judge-made law. 第三，行政机关会因违反某些法官制定的法律原则而构成滥用自由裁量权。

10 exemption   

n.豁免，免税额，免除

参考例句：

• You may be able to apply for exemption from local taxes.你可能符合资格申请免除地方税。
• These goods are subject to exemption from tax.这些货物可以免税。

11 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

12 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。