澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-11

 Defence chiefs will meet in Canberra today to try to decide what action to take against the head the Defence Force Academy over the recent sex scandal. The Australian newspaper is reporting there’s a standoff between the minister and his top officials over what action to take.

 

An Egyptian prosecutor¹ has summoned the former president and his two sons to answer allegations of corruption². Hosni Mubarak has broken his silence, going on Egyptian television to deny allegations and says he’ll fight the charges.

 

A group of clubs and hotels is launching a $20million advertising³ campaign today to try to scuttle⁴ the Federal Government’s pokies reform. Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has been championing the changes that would cap the amount of money players want to lose.

 

And Icelanders are refusing to repay a $5billion bail-out, but the British and Dutch governments say they want their money back. For a second time, Icelanders have voted against a repayment⁵ plan. The money was paid to depositors when one of Iceland’s banks crashed in 2008. Britain and the Netherlands are now planning to go to the courts to recover the money.

 

And French troops are evacuating⁶ residents in some areas of the Ivory Coast’s city of Abidjan as fierce fighting continues there. United Nations and French helicopters have fired more rockets on the residence of Laurent Gbagbo, who is still refusing to relinquish⁷ power.

1 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

2 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

3 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

4 scuttle   

v.急赶，疾走，逃避；n.天窗；舷窗

参考例句：

• There was a general scuttle for shelter when the rain began to fall heavily.下大雨了，人们都飞跑着寻找躲雨的地方。
• The scuttle was open,and the good daylight shone in.明朗的亮光从敞开的小窗中照了进来。

5 repayment   

n.偿还，偿还款；报酬

参考例句：

• I am entitled to a repayment for the damaged goods.我有权利索取货物损坏赔偿金。
• The tax authorities have been harrying her for repayment.税务局一直在催她补交税款。

6 evacuating   

撤离，疏散( evacuate的现在分词 )； 排空（胃肠），排泄（粪便）； （从危险的地方）撤出，搬出，撤空

参考例句：

• The solution is degassed by alternately freezing, evacuating and thawing. 通过交替的冻结、抽空和溶化来使溶液除气。
• Are we evacuating these potential targets? 能够在这些目标地域内进行疏散吗？

7 relinquish   

v.放弃，撤回，让与，放手

参考例句：

• He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。
• They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。