澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-18

 Labor support has hit a 15-year low with almost two thirds of voters opposed to a carbon tax. The tax is also on the nose with business. The Food and Grocery Council has joined other industries in signing a letter to the Prime Minister, asking for assurances that they won’t be disadvantaged. 

 

A British man who has spent most of his life in Australia will be deported¹ to the UK today. Clifford Tucker has a string of criminal offences and the Government says he doesn’t meet the character test. Mr Tucker lost a Federal Court appeal against the deportation² back in February. 

 

Convicted drugs trafficker Schapelle Corby could be released from a Bali jail immediately if her bid for clemency³ succeeds. The Indonesian Supreme⁴ Court has recommended the Australian sentence be cut to 10 years, but that has to be accepted by Indonesia’s president. It’s Corby’s last avenue of appeal. 

 

The worst tornadoes⁵ in 30 years have swept across America’s southern states, killing⁶ more than 40 people. Houses have been flattened⁷, power cut and cars strewn across highways. North Carolina is the latest to feel the fury. Sixty-two tornadoes have left a trail of destruction across that state.

 

And more than 40,000 people have packed St Peter’s Square in Rome to mark the beginning of the week-long Easter celebrations. During his Palm Sunday mass, Pope Benedict told worshippers that technology could not replace God.

1 deported   

v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 )；举止

参考例句：

• They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 deportation   

n.驱逐，放逐

参考例句：

• The government issued a deportation order against the four men.政府发出了对那4名男子的驱逐令。
• Years ago convicted criminals in England could face deportation to Australia.很多年以前，英国已定罪的犯人可能被驱逐到澳大利亚。

3 clemency   

n.温和，仁慈，宽厚

参考例句：

• The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题，将由国王决定。
• They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。

4 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

5 tornadoes   

n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
• Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网

6 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

7 flattened   

[医]（水）平扁的，弄平的

参考例句：

• She flattened her nose and lips against the window. 她把鼻子和嘴唇紧贴着窗户。
• I flattened myself against the wall to let them pass. 我身体紧靠着墙让他们通过。