澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-10-22

 The Treasurer¹ Wayne Swan is expected to announce 4-billion-dollar of cuts and changes to keep the government's budget surplus on track. Mr Swan will release his media economic outlook this morning. It's understood to include cuts to the defense² budget and changes to the salary sacrificing and the cost of some visas.

 

 

 

Clashes have erupted in Beirut as thousands of people attended the funeral of the Lebanon's Security Chief. He was killed in a car bomb that the country's oppsition has blamed on Syria. Protesters were trying to storm the Prime Minister's offices, calling for him to quit over the attack.

 

 

 

Federal Opposition³ leader Tony Abbott has praised the performance of Canberra Libeals in the ACT election, saying they have a moral claim to government. But Labour and the Greens appear likely to form a minority government once again. The Liberals look set to fall one seat short of the nine needed to govern.

 

 

 

The latest Fairfax Neilsen poll has Julia Gillard leading Tony Abbott by 10 points as preferred Prime Minister. Ms Gillard's approval rating has also jumped 5 points, but the Coalition⁴ still leads the two-party-preferred vote.

 

 

 

A former US senator who stood as the Democratic presidential candidate against Richard Nixon in 1972 has died. Senator George Mcgovern was a vocal⁵ opponent of the Vietnam war, but lost the election in a landslide⁶. The 90-year-old had been in hospital for a month.

1 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

2 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。

3 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。

4 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

5 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

6 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。