澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-02-25

Three Australians have been named as suspects in the assassination¹ of a senior Hamas member in Dubai. Dubai police have blamed Israel for the death, but Israel says there is no proof it was involved. Another 15 names have been added to the list of suspects, including Adam Korman, Bruce Joshua Daniel and Nicole Sandra McCabe who were apparently² travelling on Australian passports.

The town of Bundaberg has held a prayer vigil in memory of the school girl Trinity Bates. The eight-year-old was allegedly taken from her parents' home on Monday. Her body was later discovered in a drain. Nineteen-year-old Allyn John Slater has been held in a Brisbane jail after appearing in court, charged with her murder.

The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologized to the country's Stolen Generation. An estimated 150,000 children were sent abroad as part of the child migrant scheme between the 1920s and the 1960s. Many of them were abused or used as labors³.

And the president of Toyota has appeared before a congressional panel in the US. The carmaker is under investigation⁴ over a safety crisis which has led to eight million cars being recalled worldwide. Akio Toyoda apologized to US lawmakers for defects as well as to Americans who were involved in accidents.

We'll have more news later.

 

1 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

2 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。

3 labors   

v.努力争取(for)( labor的第三人称单数 )；苦干；详细分析；（指引擎）缓慢而困难地运转

参考例句：

• He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors. 他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜，令人生厌。 来自辞典例句
• Farm labors used to hire themselves out for the summer. 农业劳动者夏季常去当雇工。 来自辞典例句

4 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。