澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-05

A bushfire near Moore River about 100 kilometers north of Perth has been contained. The fire threat has now eased for the coastal¹ areas of Lancelin, Ledge² Point, Ocean Farms and Seaview Park. A lightning strike yesterday afternoon caused the bushfire which has burnt through almost 6,000 hectares. No one has been injured and there's been no property damage.

At least three million dollars of damage was done by floodwaters in Coonamble in western New South Wales. The Castlereagh River last night peaked close to the town's levee height, but it wasn't breached³. The town's mayor says damage has been done to road and council infrastructure⁴. Residents downstream from Coonamble are now preparing for floodwaters to move their way.

The White House says US terror watch lists have been radically⁵ revised following the foiled bomb attack on a passenger plane. US President Barack Obama says systemic intelligence failures allowed a young Nigerian man to board the plane in Amsterdam even though he was on a terrorist watch list. Mr. Obama has now returned to Washington after a less than restful vacation in Hawaii.

And scientists are concerned about a new study that's found significant seaweed growth on the Great Barrier Reef. The study found more than 40% of the system's inshore reef is dominated by seaweed.

And we’ll be back with more news later.

1 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

2 ledge   

n.壁架，架状突出物；岩架，岩礁

参考例句：

• They paid out the line to lower him to the ledge.他们放出绳子使他降到那块岩石的突出部分。
• Suddenly he struck his toe on a rocky ledge and fell.突然他的脚趾绊在一块突出的岩石上，摔倒了。

3 breached   

攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
• Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。

4 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

5 radically   

ad.根本地，本质地

参考例句：

• I think we may have to rethink our policies fairly radically. 我认为我们可能要对我们的政策进行根本的反思。
• The health service must be radically reformed. 公共医疗卫生服务必须进行彻底改革。