澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-06-27

 New pictures smuggled¹ out of North Korea and obtained by the ABC showed the desperate plight² of the population there. Homeless and orphan³ children as young as eight are shown begging for food in the streets. The pictures also reveal the military is struggling to feed its own soldiers as food shortages grip that nation. 

 

Judges of the International Criminal Court will decide today whether to issue an arrest warrant for Colonel Gaddafi for crimes against humanity. The court's prosecutor⁴ has requested arrest warrants for the Libyan leader, one of his sons and his intelligence chief. It's alleged⁵ Colonel Gaddafi ordered attacks on unarmed civilians⁶. 

 

Israel has started to dismantle⁷ part of a controversial West Bank barrier near the Palestinian village of Bilin. The Israeli Supreme⁸ Court ordered the barrier be torn down four years ago. It's been the site of weekly protests by Palestinians who say it's taken over a large chunk⁹ of their land. 

 

Tobacco company Philip Morris will launch legal action today to try to block the Federal Government's proposed plain packaging laws. The company says it's planning to argue that the new laws breach¹⁰ an international investment treaty. The company argues plain packaging would drastically reduce the value of its Australia investments. It also says the damages could run into billions of dollars.

 

And the search for a yachtsman missing in icy waters off Sydney's northern beaches has resumed. The man fell overboard yesterday. Rescue boats and helicopters have been searching the area of Narrabeen, but have so far found no trace of him. The man wasn't wearing a life jacket.

1 smuggled   

水货

参考例句：

• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Those smuggled goods have been detained by the port office. 那些走私货物被港务局扣押了。 来自互联网

2 plight   

n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定

参考例句：

• The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
• She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。

3 orphan   

n.孤儿；adj.无父母的

参考例句：

• He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大，并且把自己的医术传给了他。
• The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。

4 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。

5 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

6 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

7 dismantle   

vt.拆开，拆卸；废除，取消

参考例句：

• He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助，拆除这批弹头。
• The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动，于是，我决定把它拆开。

8 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。

9 chunk   

n.厚片，大块，相当大的部分（数量）

参考例句：

• They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.他们必须当心大块浮冰。
• The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.该公司拥有盖特威克机场周边的大片农田。

10 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。