澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-11-15

 Leading the news this morning.

 

Tension has increased dramatically overnight in the Middle East with the assassination¹ of a top Hamas military commander. Ahmed al-Jaabari was traveling through Gaza when a missile hit his car. Israel says that killed him because he was a terrorist. Airstrikes against Gaza are continuing right now, Hamas's vowed² to retaliate³.

 

Many European cities have been paralysed by widespread general strikes in protests against austerity measures in Italy. Riot police have fired tear gas at demonstrators, injuring seven people. In Spain, the tension's boiled over when demonstrators faced off with police, hundreds of European flights and trains have been canceled, as workers across the continent join the strike action.

 

President Barack Obama has so far avoided commenting on the events unfolding in Gaza. He's been holding his first media conferrence since winning a second term. The president has focused on domestic issues and tax policies.

 

Former prime minister Paul Keating says Australia should stop being subservient⁴ to United States and focus more on its role in southeast Aisa. In a speech in Melbourne last night, Mr.Keating says Australian will always be friends with U.S. But relations with Indonesia should be Australia's most important priority.

 

A man has been tasered and two police officers injured in a fight in Sydney's southwest. It happened outside a Kebab shop in Lakemba late last night. Police say officer had to subdue⁵ the man after he pushed a policeman through a glass window. The man has been taken to hospital with a graze to his head.

1 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

2 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

3 retaliate   

v.报复，反击

参考例句：

• He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.他找机会向他的敌人反击。
• It is strictly forbidden to retaliate against the quality inspectors.严禁对质量检验人员进行打击报复。

4 subservient   

adj.卑屈的，阿谀的

参考例句：

• He was subservient and servile.他低声下气、卑躬屈膝。
• It was horrible to have to be affable and subservient.不得不强作欢颜卖弄风骚，真是太可怕了。

5 subdue   

vt.制服，使顺从，征服；抑制，克制

参考例句：

• She tried to subdue her anger.她尽力压制自己的怒火。
• He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.他强迫自己克制并战胜恐惧心理。