澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-08-25

Frontline negotiations¹ about our nation's political future begin in Canberra this morning. The three independents will hold their first face-to-face meeting to Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard about forming a minority government. Tony Abbott’s ready to woo the cross-benchers with a plan to introduce a backbench-only Question Time.

A plane has crashed in northeast China, killing² 42 people. The plane carrying 96 passengers burst into flames as it came in to land at the Yichun city airport. At least 40 people were rescued and taken to hospital according to state media.

Militants⁴ in Somalia have stormed a hotel, killing at least 32 people, including six members of Parliament. Several men disguised as government soldiers approached hotel guards and then opened fire. One gunman then blew himself up inside the building. The Islamist militant³ group al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for that attack.

Authorities in the Philippines have admitted they bungled⁵ the Manila bus hijacking⁶, which left eight Hong Kong tourists dead. Police say the assault team was inadequately⁷ trained and the operation was badly planned. Police shot the hijacker⁸ after negotiations broke down.

And a major road in inner Sydney could remain closed for days because of a burst water main. The large pipe burst last night just before 6:00 am, closing Moore Park and Oatley Roads in the city's east. Drivers are expected to experience major delays this morning.

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

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 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

4 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

5 bungled   

v.搞糟，完不成( bungle的过去式和过去分词 )；笨手笨脚地做；失败；完不成

参考例句：

• They bungled the job. 他们把活儿搞糟了。
• John bungled the job. 约翰把事情搞糟了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 hijacking   

n. 劫持, 抢劫 动词hijack的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• I have been told about the hijacking . 我已听说了那次劫机事件。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
• They are taking measures to guarantee against the occurrence of hijacking. 他们正采取措施防止劫机事件的发生。

7 inadequately   

ad.不够地；不够好地

参考例句：

• As one kind of building materials, wood is inadequately sturdy. 作为一种建筑材料，木材不够结实。
• Oneself is supported inadequately by the money that he earns. 他挣的钱不够养活自己。

8 hijacker   

n.拦路抢劫者

参考例句：

• We needed a credibIe hijacker who knew the pIane. 也需要一个懂飞机的让人相信的劫机犯。
• I've never heard of a hijacker Ietting passengers deboard before. 以前也从没听说过有劫机犯让乘客离开。