澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-12-15

 WikiLeaks founder¹ Julian Assange remains² behind bars as Swedish authorities appeal against the decision by a London judge to grant him bail³. Mr Assange is fighting extradition⁴ to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations. His lawyer, Mark Stephens, said the case was turning into a show trial.

 

Violent protests have broken out in Rome after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi narrowly survived a vote of confidence. Tens of thousands of demonstrators set cars alight and threw rocks at police. At least 50 officers were injured. A string of scandals have shaken Mr Berlusconi's hold on power.

 

Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd has called on Israel to allow international inspectors⁵ into its nuclear facility. And he also said Israel should stop building settlements in both the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israel refuses to confirm it has nuclear weapons, but foreign analysts⁶ say there are 200 nuclear warheads stored in the country's south. 

 

The New South Wales government has completed the first phase of its electricity privatisation plans. TRUenergy and Origin Energy will take over three state-owned electricity retailers⁷ and the rights to power from two other stations. The deal is worth more than $5 billion. 

 

And Australia's nurses unions say the Federal Government will face a crippling shortage of aged⁸ care workers if it doesn’t raise wages in the sector⁹. The Minister for Ageing Mark Butler is seeking his meeting his state counterparts in Melbourne today. He says he'll wait for Fair Work Australia's response before making a decision on any increase. 

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 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

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 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。

5 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

7 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

8 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

9 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。