澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-13

 Prime Minister is denying she used the cabinet reshuffle to reward her political backers. Julia Gillard says the move is all about focusing on the Government's main priorities for next year. The new ministry¹ will be sworn in tomorrow.

 

Veteran leader Sir Michael Somare has been reinstated as Papua New Guinea's prime minister. The country's Supreme² Court ruled the election of his successor, Peter O'Neill, was unconstitutional. Sir Michael was controversially removed from office in August while he was out of the country seeking medical treatment.

 

Britain's prime minister says he was only looking after national interest when he decided³ to veto a new European Union treaty. David Cameron told parliament Britain remains⁴ committed to the EU. The French President Nicolas Sarkozy says Britain's move has created two Europes.

 

Melbourne's Monash Freeway will be closed in both directions this morning after an accident involving a truck. The semi-trailer crashed into a bridge pylon⁵ in the suburb of Mulgrave in Melbourne's southeast. Now the driver was uninjured and an investigation⁶ is underway. Outbound traffic is being diverted at Blackburn Road and city-bound traffic at Springvale Road.

 

And Queensland's Police Commissioner⁷ says officials and police knew of allegations of a multi-million-dollar fraud at Queensland Health last year. Queensland Health employee Joel Barlow was arrested yesterday over the alleged⁸ theft of $16 million from the department. Police now say a complaint was made to the anti-corruption watchdog last year.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 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。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

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 pylon   

n.高压电线架，桥塔

参考例句：

• A lineman is trying to repair the damaged pylon.线务员正试图修理被损坏的电缆塔。
• Erection of the pylon required a crane of 1000 ton capacity.塔架安装需用起重量达1000吨的吊机。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

8 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