英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-09-10

 Syria's President Bashar Assad has gone on an American television to warn against the military strike against his country. Mr Assad says the United States will pay a heavy price if it does attack Syria. Russia has suggested Syria put its chemical weapons under international control as a way of avoiding military action.

 

 

The bloodletting has well and truly begun in the Labor¹ Party after Saturday's election loss. Former frontbencher Craig Emerson has let loose on Kevin Rudd. Mr Emerson has branded the former prime minister “a treacherous² leaker”and says he must quit politics for the good of the party.

 

 

The lawyer for an Australian man acquitted³ of drugs charges in Malaysia will apply to have him freed this morning. Dominit Burge was re-arrested yesterday as he was about to fly back to Australia. The prosecution⁴ has lodged⁵ an appeal against the court's decision to drop the charges against him.

 

 

Tony Abbott's chief of staff Peta Credlin faces court in the ACT this morning over a drink-driving charge. Ms Credlin recorded a reading of 0.075 when she was pulled over by police outside her Canberra home back in May.

 

 

And Australia's consumer watchdog is joining an international crackdown on those misleading smartphone apps. The ACCC says many apps claim to be free, but then charge users to play the games.It wants the cost fully⁶ disclosed before the apps are actually downloaded.

1 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。

2 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。

3 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

4 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

5 lodged   

v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属

参考例句：

• The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry. 证书必须存放在登记处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police. 我们的邻居向警方控告我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。