澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-07-01

 Key supporters of Kevin Rudd are expected to return to the frontbench today when the prime minister does unveil his new-look cabinet. The ABC understands Joel Fitzgibbon and Kim Carr will both be promoted. Three new female faces have already been announced. The latest Newspoll suggests the removal of Julia Gillard will avert¹ a Labor² wipeout at the election.  

 

The National Disability Insurance Scheme known as Disability Care is officially launched today. It’s been rolled out at four sites in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. 

 

Key superannuation reforms also come into effect today. There’ll be a 10,000-dollar increase to the minimum contribution workers make to their super, along with a small increase in the compulsory³ employer contribution. Other July one changes include an increase to the carbon price, rising from 23 dollars a ton to 24 dollars 15. 

 

Big rallies are being held across Egypt, calling for the resignation of President Mohammed Morsi, exactly a year after he took office. Cairo’s Tahrir Square is once again the scene of mass gatherings⁴, similar to those that toppled  former dictator Hosni Mubarak.

 

And Barack Obama has toured Robbin Island where Nelson Mandela spent the majority of his 27 years in prison. The US president has described the experience as deeply humbling⁵. He visited the damp cell where Mr Mandela developed the recurring⁶ lung infection that’s kept him in hospital for several weeks now. Mr Mandela remains⁷ critically ill.

1 avert   

v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)

参考例句：

• He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
• I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

2 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

3 compulsory   

n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的

参考例句：

• Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
• Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。

4 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

5 humbling   

adj.令人羞辱的v.使谦恭( humble的现在分词 )；轻松打败（尤指强大的对手）；低声下气

参考例句：

• A certain humbling from time to time is good. 不时受点儿屈辱是有好处的。 来自辞典例句
• It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-buildingexperience. 据说天文学是一种令人产生自卑、塑造人格的科学。 来自互联网

6 recurring   

adj.往复的，再次发生的

参考例句：

• This kind of problem is recurring often. 这类问题经常发生。
• For our own country, it has been a time for recurring trial. 就我们国家而言，它经过了一个反复考验的时期。

7 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。