澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-06-13

 Police are preparing to spend a second day searching for the remains¹ of anti-drug campaigner Donald Mackay, who disappeared 36 years ago. Now it’s believed the Liberal Party candicate was murdered by the Mafia in the city of Griffith in 1977. Detectives are concentrating their search on a small dam that straddles two farms just outside the nearby town of Hay. 

 

The Federal Government has dismissed attempts by the Coalitions² to clarity just who was responsible for an offensive menu. The menu was prepared for a fund-raising dinner for LNP(Liberal National Party) candidate Mal Brough, and made crude references to the Prime Minister. The restaurant owner now says that he created it just as a joke and it wasn’t given out on the night. 

 

South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma says Nelson Mendela is responding well to treatment. Mr. Mendela is spending his fifth day in hospital. He remains in a serious but stable condition with a lung infection. 

 

In the United States, the man accused of imprisoning³ three women in his Cleveland home for a decade has pleaded not guilty to rape⁴ and kidnap charges. Ariel Castro’s lawyers have hinted at a possible plea deal if prosecutors⁵ rule out the death penalty. 

 

Australian Chloe McCardel had begun her marathon swim from Cuba to the United States. She’s hoping to become the first person to make the 160-kilometers swim without a shark cage. McCardel is using a team of scientists to help guide her through those treacherous⁶ waters.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 coalitions   

结合体，同盟( coalition的名词复数 )； （两党或多党）联合政府

参考例句：

• History testifies to the ineptitude of coalitions in waging war. 历史昭示我们，多数国家联合作战，其进行甚为困难。
• All the coalitions in history have disintegrated sooner or later. 历史上任何联盟迟早都垮台了。

3 imprisoning   

v.下狱，监禁( imprison的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr Afwerki may disgust his compatriots by torturing and imprisoning his critics. Afwerki总统拷打和监禁他的反对者已经使的国人生厌。 来自互联网
• Proud and intelligent, it takes great pleasure and imprisoning enemies through psionic exploitation. 它骄傲并狡猾，非常喜欢囚禁敌人并剥夺他们的智力。 来自互联网

4 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

5 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 treacherous   

adj.不可靠的，有暗藏的危险的；adj.背叛的，背信弃义的

参考例句：

• The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
• The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。