澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-09

 A key independent is questioning the Government’s whole carbon tax strategy. Tony Windsor has labelled the policy a mistake that’s backfired. Mr Windsor says the Government should consider ditching the tax in favour of an emissions¹ trading scheme. And Julia Gillard isn’t ruling out a taxpayer-funded campaign to sell the policy.

 

Muslim countries have added their voices to the growing chorus calling for a no-fly zone over Libya. NATO defence ministers will consider a draft UN resolution later in the week. Colonel Gaddafi’s forces continue to pound rebel-held territory and he’s unleashed² his tanks and warplanes on Zawiya in a sustained attack to dislodge the rebels there.

 

Pauline Hanson is making another run for political office-- this time in New South Wales. The former One Nation leader is running as an independent for an Upper House seat in this month’s state election. Her last attempt was in 2009, when she was a candidate in the Queensland election.

 

Paul Hogan has launched a scathing³ attack on the Tax Office, calling its staff “nitwits” and “clowns”. The actor has even likened them to the Taliban. This latest salvo is part of Paul Hogan’s five-year battle with the Tax Office over unpaid⁴ taxes.

 

A Melbourne man is battling for his life in hospital after being shot twice. The 54-year-old man was shot in the face and shoulder while standing⁵ just outside his home in Sunshine in Melbourne’s west just after 8:00pm. Police don’t believe this incident is gang-related.

1 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

2 unleashed   

v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。
• The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 scathing   

adj.（言词、文章）严厉的，尖刻的；不留情的adv.严厉地，尖刻地v.伤害，损害（尤指使之枯萎）( scathe的现在分词)

参考例句：

• a scathing attack on the new management 针对新的管理层的猛烈抨击
• Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime. 她的演讲强烈指责了政府在犯罪问题上的表现。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 unpaid   

adj.未付款的，无报酬的

参考例句：

• Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
• He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。