澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-31

 And Libya's rebels have lost almost all of the gains that they made earlier in the week. Colonel Gaddafi's army has comprehensively outgunned the opposition¹. The key city of Ajdabiya is now in serious danger of being lost. That would then give the Libyan army a clear run to the rebel capital of Benghazi. 

 

Syria's president has dashed any hopes for Syria's reform. In his much-anticipated address to parliament, President Assad labelled those behind the protest(s) as conspirators². He's also refused to lift the 50-year-old state of emergency. Just hours after the speech, there were reports that his troops opened fire on protesters in the city of Latakia.

 

Investigators³ are trying to work out the cause of a light plane crash in north-west New South Wales in which four people were killed. The plane was (口误) flying from Brisbane when it crashed into a paddock near Moree Airport. A 12-year-old girl and a man were pulled from the wreckage⁴, and now were taken to a nearby hospital in a serious condition.

 

A six-year-old autistic boy has been hit and killed by a train near Geelong south of Melbourne. Police say he'd been reported missing a short time earlier. The boy apparently⁵ wandered onto the train tracks. The driver did hit the emergency brakes, but he couldn't stop in time.

 

And the leaders of India and Pakistan have been engaged in some cricket diplomacy⁶. The pair dined together as they watched the semi-final clash between their two nations which India won. 

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 conspirators   

n.共谋者，阴谋家( conspirator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The conspirators took no part in the fighting which ensued. 密谋者没有参加随后发生的战斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The French conspirators were forced to escape very hurriedly. 法国同谋者被迫匆促逃亡。 来自辞典例句

3 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

5 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

6 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。