澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-06-07

 To revive the Australian flagging car industry, the prime minister is meeting car makers¹ and unions to develop a long-term survival plan for the industry. The meeting was prompted by Ford's decision last month to stop making cars locally in 2016.

 

The former prime minister has issued a rallying call to his flattered colleagues. He's urging them not to accept the electoral defeat, lying down and to campaign their hearts out. Mr Rudd has dismissed suggestions he's partly to blame for the government's disastrous² polling. 

 

Prince Philip is back in hospital. Buckingham pilot says the queen's husband  has been admitted for an "exploratory" surgery following abdominal³ investigation⁴. He's expected to stay in hospital for up to two weeks.

 

Thousands of anti-government protesters are pouring into Istanbul's Taksim Square ahead of the prime minister's return from North Africa. They are continuing to call for his resignation. Earlier, Tayyip Erdogan vowed⁵ to push ahead with the redevelopment of an Istanbul park that sparked the week-long protest. He's also labelled some of the protesters extremists.

 

And we are remembering former swimming champion and Hollywood star Esther Williams who has died at the age of 91. Williams set multiple swimming records in her teens, but is best-known as the star of a series of  high greasing aqua-musicals which featured synchronized⁶ swimming and diving.

1 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 disastrous   

adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的

参考例句：

• The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
• Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。

3 abdominal   

adj.腹（部）的，下腹的；n.腹肌

参考例句：

• The abdominal aorta is normally smaller than the thoracic aorta.腹主动脉一般比胸主动脉小。
• Abdominal tissues sometimes adhere after an operation.手术之后腹部有时会出现粘连。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 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。

6 synchronized   

同步的

参考例句：

• Do not use the synchronized keyword in Managed Objects. 不要在管理对象上使用synchronized关键字。 来自互联网
• The timing of the gun was precisely synchronized with the turning of the plane's propeller. 风门的调速与飞机螺旋桨的转动精确同步。 来自辞典例句