澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-04

 The Greens are officially taking over the balance of power in the Senate today. The Governor-General Quentin Bryce has been swearing in the new Senators in Canberra this morning. The new parliamentarians include four Greens and the Democratic Labor¹ Party Senator from Victoria John Madigan, who will become the first DLP Senator in more than 30 years. 

 

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with manslaughter over the stabbing death of a woman in Melbourne’s north last night. Police say the woman was attacked when she confronted a group of youths for hurling² eggs at her house in Lalor. Officers earlier arrested four other females, but they’ve since been released without charge. 

 

Thailand’s Red Shirt-backed opposition³ has won a landmark⁴ election a year after mass anti-government protests. The main opposition, Pheu Thai Party, won a clear majority of parliament’s 500 seats. Yingluck Shinawatra will become the country’s first female prime minister. She’s the sister of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who was ousted⁵ in a military coup⁶ five years ago. 

 

And Novak Djokovic is now the sports number one ranked player in tennis after claiming his first Wimbledon title. The Serb beat defending champ Rafael Nadal 6:4, 6:1, 1:6, 6:3 in just less than two and a half hours, though he did lose one set. It’s Djokovic’s second major win this year. He’s now played 49 singles matches this year for just one defeat. 

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 hurling   

n.爱尔兰式曲棍球v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的现在分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• The boat rocked wildly, hurling him into the water. 这艘船剧烈地晃动，把他甩到水中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Fancy hurling away a good chance like that, the silly girl! 想想她竟然把这样一个好机会白白丢掉了，真是个傻姑娘！ 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

5 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

6 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。