澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-08-09

The latest Newspoll shows that Labor¹ has an election-winning lead of 52 to 48 per cent, that's up from last week's 50-50 result. Today's Galaxy² poll also shows the ALP with a narrow lead over the Coalition³ on a two-party preferred basis.

The Federal Government is promising⁴ cash grants for schools that improve their performance. If the Gillard Government's re-elected, high schools will get 100,000 dollars for improvement in school attendance and literacy and numeracy rates. Primary schools will be eligible⁵ for 75,000 dollars under that scheme.

The Prime Minister and Opposition⁶ leader will take part in a town hall-style debate on Wednesday. Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott will be quizzed by 200 voters at a forum⁷ in the western Sydney suburb of Rooty Hill. Mr Abbott has refused the Prime Minister's calls for a second debate on the economy.

Jury notes from the Northern Territory Police files have revealed why Lindy Chamberlain was convicted of murdering her daughter Azaria. News Limited papers say the handwritten notes show that female jurors were tougher on Lindy Chamberlain than the men were. The mother of two was convicted of killing⁸ Azaria at Uluru in 1980. She was released six years later when the baby's jacket was found near where Azaria disappeared.

The bodies of 10 aid workers shot dead in Afghanistan have been flown to Kabul. Six Americans, two Afghans, one German and a Briton were among the group. The Taliban says it carried out the attack on the medical convoy⁹. But police believe robbery was the motive¹⁰.

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 galaxy   

n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)

参考例句：

• The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
• The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。

3 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。

4 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

5 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

6 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。

7 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

8 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。

9 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

10 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。