澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-01-10

 Thousands of firefighters have worked through a second night to try to bring dozens of blazes under control across the southern states. Crews have taken advantage of the cooler weather to carry out back burning, but high temperatures are scheduled to return tomorrow, raising the threat, the bushfire emergency could worsen.

 

Fire authorities have praised the efforts of volunteer crews and communities for staying safe. Hundreds of thousands of hectares have been burnt, but there's been no report of loss of human lives. More than 10,000 sheeps have been killed in NSW. More than 130 homes have been destroyed mainly in Tasmania.

 

Diabetes¹ research in Melbourne have made a breakthrough discovering that could one day mean the end of daily insulin injections. They've solved the mystery of how insulin binds² to the surface of the cells. The discovery will help them to develop a new type of insulin treatment.

 

The corperate regulator says it's prepared to move quickly against the man behind a hoax³ which temporarily wiped millions from the value of a coal company. Activist⁴ Jonathan Moylan is to be questioned after a issuing a fake ANZ media release. The opposition's accused Greens leader Christine Milne of loopy extremism for supporting Mr.Moylan.

 

And Hugh Jackman has been nominated for best actor at the British film awards for his role in Les Miserables. The move is up against Lincoln, and "The life of Pi" for the title of best film.

1 diabetes   

n.糖尿病

参考例句：

• In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
• Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。

2 binds   

v.约束( bind的第三人称单数 )；装订；捆绑；（用长布条）缠绕

参考例句：

• Frost binds the soil. 霜使土壤凝结。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Stones and cement binds strongly. 石头和水泥凝固得很牢。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 hoax   

v.欺骗，哄骗，愚弄；n.愚弄人，恶作剧

参考例句：

• They were the victims of a cruel hoax.他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。
• They hoax him out of his money.他们骗去他的钱。

4 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。