澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-06-22

 It will be another challenging day for the airlines and their passengers as they try to get their planes back in the air. Adelaide flights will resume shortly with Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra following as today progresses. But it’s likely to take days to clear the big backlog¹. 

 

The Greek parliament will cast its confidence vote in the government shortly. A large crowd has gathered outside the building. The government must win the vote if it’s to have any chance of passing its tough new austerity measures. Without them, the EU says it won’t pay the $17 billion loan Greece needs to avoid defaulting on its debt. 

 

British police have arrested a 19-year-old man suspected of being involved in hacking² attacks on websites in Britain and the United States. There’s been a series of attacks on business and government websites including the CIA, the US Senate and Sony. The arrest was part of the joint³ operation between Scotland Yard and the FBI. 

 

The former Prime Minister Bob Hawke is in a Sydney hospital this morning, being treated for a minor⁴ chest complaint. It’s understood the 81-year-old was admitted to St Vincent's Private Hospital with chest congestion⁵ following an overseas trip. The ABC’s been told it’s not serious. 

 

And the New Zealand city of Christchurch has been hit by another night of aftershocks. The most powerful was a 5.3-magnitude tremor⁶ which struck about 30 kilometres south-east of the city. It caused power outages but no additional damage.

1 backlog   

n.积压未办之事

参考例句：

• It will take a month to clear the backlog of work.要花一个月的时间才能清理完积压的工作。
• Investment is needed to reduce the backlog of repairs.需要投资来減轻积压的维修工作。

2 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

3 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

4 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

5 congestion   

n.阻塞，消化不良

参考例句：

• The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。
• Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。

6 tremor   

n.震动，颤动，战栗，兴奋，地震

参考例句：

• There was a slight tremor in his voice.他的声音有点颤抖。
• A slight earth tremor was felt in California.加利福尼亚发生了轻微的地震。