英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-10-24

 The defense¹ force has been blamed for setting the largest fire in the Blue Mountains. Rural fire service investigators² say an explosion during ordinance³ training at Marangaroo sparked the state mine fire at Lithgow. The Defense Department says it will fully⁴ cooperate with authorities and is conducting its own investigation⁵.

 

New South Wales residents in fire-affected areas are being warned not to become complacent⁶. All the major fires have now been downgraded to a watch-and-act alert. Fire crews spent the night back-burning ahead of more strong winds predicted for later today. Meanwhile, police have called two eight-year-old boys, trying to start a fire in the hunter region.

 

Mining magnet... ah..ah...Andrew Forrest says indegenous employing(口误) employment programs are not working and an entirely⁷ different approach is needed. Mr Forrest will chair his first meeting today as head of the government's review into the program. He'll report back in April.

 

Prince George has been christened at a private service at saint James Palace in London. The third in line to the British throne was baptised by the arch-bishop of Canterbury. Just 22 guests attended the service, including senior royals, four members of the Middleton family and the seven godparents. 

 

New research indicates the safe-sex message is not getting through to young Australians. A study by the Burnett Institute has found high rates of chlamydia in girls at the age between 12 and 15. The research also shows 1/20 young Australians have chlymydia and many go untreated.

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 ordinance   

n.法令；条令；条例

参考例句：

• The Ordinance of 1785 provided the first land grants for educational purposes.1785年法案为教育目的提供了第一批土地。
• The city passed an ordinance compelling all outdoor lighting to be switched off at 9.00 PM.该市通过一条法令强令晚上九点关闭一切室外照明。

4 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。

5 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。

6 complacent   

adj.自满的；自鸣得意的

参考例句：

• We must not become complacent the moment we have some success.我们决不能一见成绩就自满起来。
• She was complacent about her achievements.她对自己的成绩沾沾自喜。

7 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。