澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-02

 Floods are continuing to threaten communities in New South Wales and Victoria and more rain is predicted today.More than 17,00 people have been evacuated¹ from their homes across New South Wales.11 people trapped in their homes， had to be rescued overnight.In northern Victoria,several homes and businesses have been flooded and communities are sandbagging to try to hold back the water.The Warragamba Dam,west of Sydney is full to the brim and could spill over for the first time in 14 years.Hundreds of people on the Nepean Hawkesbury River have been warned  they may need to be evacuated.

 

The prime minister could announce her new ministry² as early as today.Julia Gillard is tipped to move Stephen Smith from defense³ to Foreign Affairs,that would mean a fourth person in four years in key defense portfolio⁴.Ms.Gillard also has to decide what to do with the ministers who backed Kevin Rudd for the leadership.

 

The federal government will today release its inquiry⁵ into media regulation.The inquiry was set up in the wake of phone hacking⁶ scandal in Britain.It's been examining media standards and who should regulate them.

 

An Australian man arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle⁷ amphetamines into Bali could face the death penalty.54-year-old Edward Norman Myatt,from Victoria was detained at Denpasar airport on Monday.A medical examination allegedly found dozens of amphetamines capsules.

1 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

2 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。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 portfolio   

n.公事包；文件夹；大臣及部长职位

参考例句：

• He remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio.他因为她带着一个大公文包而记住了她。
• He resigned his portfolio.他辞去了大臣职务。

5 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

6 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

7 smuggle   

vt.私运；vi.走私

参考例句：

• Friends managed to smuggle him secretly out of the country.朋友们想方设法将他秘密送出国了。
• She has managed to smuggle out the antiques without getting caught.她成功将古董走私出境，没有被逮捕。