澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-09-22

 Australian beer maker¹ Foster's has accepted a takeover bid by British great brewer² SABMiller. The deal is worth more than $12 billion to Foster’s shareholders³. Foster's produces some of the country's most popular beers including its biggest seller VB. And Foster's had rejected an earlier hostile bid by SABMiller in August. 

 

Barack Obama is urging the United Nations not to back a bid to declare a Palestinian state. The US president has told the UN General Assembly that talks with Israel are the only way to achieve a Palestinian state. The president has held talks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and he'll also meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in New York later today. 

 

Federal Parliament could vote on proposed changes to migration⁴ laws today. The Federal Government has brought forward debate on amendments⁵ to allow asylum⁶ seekers to be processed offshore⁷. The Opposition⁸ says the decision is nothing more than a political stance. It's refusing to support the changes, ensuring they will be defeated in Parliament. 

 

Gay rights campaigners are celebrating a victory after Tasmania's Lower House backed same-sex marriage. The non-binding motion calls on the Federal Government to take action on the issue by the end of the year. But the Catholic Church is urging the Federal Government not to give in to pressure to change the law.

1 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 brewer   

n. 啤酒制造者

参考例句：

• Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。
• I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职，做一名酿酒人。

3 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

4 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

5 amendments   

（法律、文件的）改动( amendment的名词复数 )； 修正案； 修改； （美国宪法的）修正案

参考例句：

• The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
• Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。

6 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。

7 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。

8 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。