澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-10-31

 Qantas and the Federal Government have welcomed that ruling by Fair Work Australia to terminate all industrial action by the airline and the unions after a marathon hearing in Melbourne. The ruling means all parties now have 21 days to negotiate a settlement to the long-running and bitter dispute. Qantas says it could have its planes back in the air by this afternoon.

 

Four people have died after their car lost control and collided with a four-wheel drive on the Melba Highway at Dixons Creek¹ north-east of Melbourne last night. The man, woman and two children are believed to be from the same family. The 45-year-old driver of the four-wheel drive is in a stable condition in hospital.

 

Israel has launched a new airstrike in Gaza, killing² one Palestinian just hours after Egypt said it had brokered³ a ceasefire. Fierce fighting erupted over the weekend after Israel bombed a militant⁴ training camp. At least 10 Palestinians died in the violence.

 

Afghan and Australian officials are investigating the shooting of 10 Australian soldiers in Afghanistan. Three of those soldiers died and seven were wounded when an Afghan soldier they were training opened fire on them. The Afghan National Army has offered its condolences for the shootings.

 

And maintenance workers at the Christmas Island detention⁵ centre will begin a week-long strike this morning. Cleaners and gardeners are walking off the job, demanding a five-dollar an hour pay rise. A boat carrying 16 asylum⁶ seekers arrived at the island yesterday. Another boat carrying 57 people has been intercepted⁷.

1 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 brokered   

adj.由权力经纪人安排（或控制）的v.做掮客（或中人等）( broker的过去式和过去分词 )；作为权力经纪人进行谈判；以中间人等身份安排…

参考例句：

• a peace plan brokered by the UN 由联合国出面协商的和平计划
• Your husband brokered the deal to go in, transfrer the assets and get our man out. 你丈夫后来插了一脚，把生意都抢了过去，我们的人也被挤了出来。 来自电影对白

4 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

5 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

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 intercepted   

拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 )； 截住； 截击； 拦阻

参考例句：

• Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。
• Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。