澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-27

 Investigators are continuing search for the cause of yesterday's fatal house fire on Queensland's sunshine coast. The wife and three daughters of TV chef Matt Golinski died in the blaze. Mr Golinski remains¹ in a critical condition in hospital with burns to more than 40 percent of his body.

 

Australia's house prices have entered the year, lower. A report by a popular analyst² RP Data shows house prices have fallen four percent nationally over the year. Brisbane and Melbourne had the steepest falls of over five percent.

 

Activists³ say at least 23 people have died in another outbreak of violence in the Syrian city of Homs. Observers from the Arab League have just arrived in the country as part of a deal with Syria to end the nine-month of bloodshed. The Syrian government has denied responsibility for the latest violence and the opposition⁴ is urging observers to travel to Homs as part of their mission.

 

A suicide bomber⁵ has killed at least seven people and injured about 27 others in an attack outside Iraq's interior ministry⁶. The attacker detonated a car bomb at a checkpoint in central Bagdad. A series of bombing has killed nearly 70 people in the capital late last week.

1 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。

2 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

3 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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。

5 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。

6 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。