澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-12

 After months of fierce fighting and bloodshed, the Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo is this morning in custody¹. He was arrested by troops loyal to the elected president Alassane Ouattara. The UN believes more than 1,000 people have died and at least 100,000 have fled the country since the fighting erupted. 

 

It's a historic shift in defence policy that will change the face of Australia's military. In the wake of this latest sex scandal, the Federal Government will clear the way for women to serve in combat roles. Defence Minister Stephen Smith says he intends lifting the ban on women serving in areas such as the infantry², artillery³ and the special operations forces. 

 

Libya's rebels have rejected an African Union plan to end the fighting. After talks with the delegation⁴, they say they can't support a truce⁵ that keeps Colonel Gaddafi in power. Earlier, the Libyan dictator agreed to the ceasefire. 

 

An explosion at a metro⁶ station in the Belarus' capital Minsk has killed at least 11 people. Eyewitnesses⁷ have reported seeing smoke rising from the station in the city centre. They say passengers were stepping off a train when the blast occurred. Dozens of other people have been injured and it's still not clear just what caused the explosion. 

 

And it's the royal couple's last public outing before the big day. Despite a downpour, an enthusiastic crowd of around 15,000 turned up to greet Prince William and Kate Middleton. The pair opened a new school and handed out medals at a sports carnival⁸.

1 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。

2 infantry   

n.[总称]步兵(部队)

参考例句：

• The infantry were equipped with flame throwers.步兵都装备有喷火器。
• We have less infantry than the enemy.我们的步兵比敌人少。

3 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

4 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

5 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

6 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

7 eyewitnesses   

目击者( eyewitness的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The examination of all the eyewitnesses took a week. 对所有证人的质询用了一周的时间。
• Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。

8 carnival   

n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演

参考例句：

• I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
• Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。