英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-11-26

 A number of Sydney school students could face jail for allegedly importing drugs into the country. Custom says international crime sydicates are offering teenagers sums of money to accept packages from China. Two students, aged¹ 15 and 16, are facing possible charges and others are being questioned. A 24-year-old man has been arrested.

 

The government's under pressure to honour the school funding deals struck under Labor². The Education Minister Christopher Pyne has called the so-called "Gonski" deals "complicated and confused" .And says the government has no choice but to go back to the "drawing board". But the Opposition³ and liberal states, including New South Wales and Victoria, are warning Mr Pyne to honour the deals already struck.

 

Scientists say there's liitle evidence that culling⁴ sharks will prevent more fatal attacks off WA. Locals called for the action after a shark killed surfer Chris Boyd near Margaret River. The Premier⁵ Colin Barnett has so-far ruled out the shark call. 

 

And Englsh test Cricket batsman Jonathon Trott  has left the Athen tour and is returning home. He's said to be suffering a stress-related illness. Trott's been criticised for a poor show in the third test in Brisbane. 

 

And those are the latest headlines from ABC News.

1 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

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 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 culling   

n.选择，大批物品中剔出劣质货v.挑选，剔除( cull的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The mathematicians turned to culling periodic solutions. 数学家们转而去挑选周期解。 来自辞典例句
• It took us a week to find you, a week of culling out prejudice and hatred. 我们花了一个星期的时间找到你们，把偏见和憎恨剔除出去。 来自演讲部分

5 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。