澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-30

 A policeman is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot in the face during an armed robbery on the Gold Coast. Police believe that up to seven people were involved in the hold-up at the Pacific Pines Tavern¹. Two of them were arrested as they tried to flee into nearby parkland and police are still searching for the others. 

 

Former federal Liberal leader John Hewson has now added his voice to the campaign for a carbon tax. He’s one of 140 people who have signed a petition to be presented to politicians in Canberra today. And the Australian Industry Group is now the latest business lobby calling for a $10 per carbon starting price. 

 

Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai has issued what he says is his final warning to NATO troops to stop killing² civilians³. A coalition⁴ air strike has killed 14 people, most of them children, in the southern province of Helmand. The United States says it was targeting insurgents⁵ at the time. 

 

The body of the latest Australian soldier to be killed in Afghanistan will arrive in Sydney later today. Sergeant⁶ Brett Wood has been farewelled by his fellow soldiers at a ceremony at the Tarin Kowt military base in Afghanistan. Sergeant Wood was killed by a bomb blast while on patrol in the south of the country. 

 

And violence has erupted during a large protest supporting Ratko Mladic in the Serbian capital Belgrade. Riot police clashed with protesters who threw stones and bottles. The former Bosnian Serb army chief is facing war crimes charges for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre⁷. The demonstrators are demanding his release.

1 tavern   

n.小旅馆，客栈；小酒店

参考例句：

• There is a tavern at the corner of the street.街道的拐角处有一家酒馆。
• Philip always went to the tavern,with a sense of pleasure.菲利浦总是心情愉快地来到这家酒菜馆。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

4 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

5 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

6 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

7 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！