澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-12-08

 WikiLeaks founder¹ Julian Assange has appeared in a London court to face extradition². He’s been refused bail³ and is now being held in custody⁴. Mr Assange was arrested on a Swedish warrant to face alleged⁵ sex crimes. The 39-year-old Australian told the court that he'd fight any extradition to Sweden. 

 

Kevin Rudd has been described as a "control freak" in US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks. Fairfax newspapers quote the US embassy in Canberra, saying Mr Rudd didn't have the experience to direct Australia's foreign policy. US ambassador Robert McCallum described a string of foreign policy mistakes by Mr Rudd as Prime Minister. 

 

Heavy rains are continuing to wreak⁶ havoc⁷ across southern and eastern Australia today. One woman has drowned in central west New South Wales when her car was swept away by floodwaters near Parkes. Parts of South Australia and Queensland are also under water. And now Victoria is expecting flash flooding later today. 

 

A 29-year-old British detainee has died at Sydney's Villawood Detention⁸ Centre. When the man was found at half past three this morning, he wasn't breathing. Paramedics tried unsuccessfully to revive him and the cause of his death is still unknown. 

 

And Alabama's attorney general says the so-called "honeymoon⁹ killer¹⁰", Gabe Watson, should not be released on bail in his home state. Watson's been flown from Los Angeles to Birmingham, Alabama to face two murder charges over the diving death of his wife in 2003. If convicted, he faces life in prison.

1 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

2 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

3 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

4 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

5 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

6 wreak   

v.发泄；报复

参考例句：

• She had a burning desire to wreak revenge.她复仇心切。
• Timid people always wreak their peevishness on the gentle.怯懦的人总是把满腹牢骚向温和的人发泄。

7 havoc   

n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱

参考例句：

• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。

8 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

9 honeymoon   

n.蜜月（假期）；vi.度蜜月

参考例句：

• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
• The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。

10 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。