澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-21

The Prime Minister says WA's refusal to sign on to his health plan won't jeopardize¹ the flow of billions of dollars in other states. Kevin Rudd's promised an extra five billion dollars over four years to improve emergency departments and provide more doctors, nurses and hospital beds. Western Australia's Premier² isn't happy with part of the deal and says the money can't flow until he signs on.

 

After six days of airline paralysis³ in Europe, the first long-haul flight into Heathrow airport has landed. The safety threat posed by volcanic⁴ ash is easing off, and there'll be a phased reopening of the skies over the UK and Europe this morning.

 

The Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs says it’ll cooperate with the fraud investigation⁵ launched by Britain's financial regulator. The probe comes after the American regulator charged the bank with fraud over the sale of a complex mortgage-backed investment fund. The bank has still managed to report a big increase in its first-quarter profit.

 

And extra engineers have been flown into the Goldfields city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder to assess the damage from Tuesday's earthquake. The magnitude-5 quake struck yesterday morning, injuring two people and damaging dozens of buildings.

 

And there'll be more news later.

1 jeopardize   

vt.危及，损害

参考例句：

• Overworking can jeopardize your health.工作过量可能会危及你的健康。
• If you are rude to the boss it may jeopardize your chances of success.如果你对上司无礼，那就可能断送你成功的机会。

2 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

3 paralysis   

n.麻痹(症)；瘫痪(症)

参考例句：

• The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。
• The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。

4 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

5 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。