澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-09-12

 Emotional ceremonies have been held in America to mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. President Barack Obama was joined by his predecessor¹ George W Bush at Ground Zero in New York. Relatives read out the names of the victims and there was a minute’s silence to mark the moment that each of the planes struck. 

 

A suicide attack in Afghanistan has killed two people and injured more than 100--50 of them US soldiers. The suicide bomber² detonated a truck packed with explosives outside a NATO combat post in central Afghanistan. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for that attack. 

 

The head of the Federal Police has warned Australians must remain vigilant³ about the threat of terrorism. In an interview with the ABC to mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Tony Negus says home-grown terrorism remains⁴ a top concern. And he’s also revealed that Australian authorities are worried about the possibility of widespread civil unrest similar to what has taken place in Britain. 

 

Federal Cabinet is meeting this morning to finalise a new asylum⁵ seeker policy. Now it’s expected to recommend the changing of the law to allow offshore⁶ processing. There’s likely to be a heated debate about that policy in caucus⁷ with some members of Labor’s left faction⁸ staunchly opposing the move. 

 

And funerals have been held for the victims of a ferry disaster off the coast of East Africa. More than 200 people died when the overcrowded ferry capsized off the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar.

1 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

2 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

3 vigilant   

adj.警觉的，警戒的，警惕的

参考例句：

• He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
• The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

6 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

7 caucus   

n.秘密会议；干部会议；v.（参加）干部开会议

参考例句：

• This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
• It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。

8 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。