澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-03-11

The Federal Opposition¹ leader has praised elements of the Prime Minister's health plan. Kevin Rudd says the government will reward hospitals that exceed national benchmarks. Tony Abbott likes that idea, but wants more detail.

 

A high school student has been compensated² over bullying³ incidents at a Victorian school. The girl claimed to have been spat⁴ at, have chairs thrown at her and have her life threatened. Lawyers say the case sends a clear message to schools and paves the way for similar compensation claims.

 

The High Court in London has awarded damages to a Russian oligarch after ruling that he'd been unfairly accused of the murder of a former Russian spy. In 2007, a broadcast on Russian State Television accused exiled businessman Boris Berezovsky of murdering Alexander Litvinenko who was poisoned in London. The court ruled there’s no evidence he took part in the murder.

 

And question marks are hanging over whether Michael Clarke will return to New Zealand to rejoin the Australian cricket tour. He was named in the squad⁵ for the two tests series which kicks off next week. Captain Ricky Ponting has indicated he doesn't want him back in the side until he’s sorted out his off-field issues.

 

And there will be more news updates later in the day.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 compensated   

补偿，报酬( compensate的过去式和过去分词 )； 给（某人）赔偿（或赔款）

参考例句：

• The marvelous acting compensated for the play's weak script. 本剧的精彩表演弥补了剧本的不足。
• I compensated his loss with money. 我赔偿他经济损失。

3 bullying   

v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈

参考例句：

• Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
• All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 spat   

n.口角，掌击；v.发出呼噜呼噜声

参考例句：

• Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。
• There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。

5 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。