澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-06-01

 A Commissioner¹ appointed by the pope to protect children in the Catholic Church has described Cardinal² George Pell as almost sociopathic in his response to child abuse victims. Peter Saunders is himself a survivor³ of abuse. Cardinal Pell has described the comments as outrageous⁴, saying he’s always taken a strong stand against child sexual abuse. Mr. Saunders says Cardinal Pell should be removed. ‘And I think it’s critical that he’s moved aside, that he’s sent back to Australia, and the pope takes the strongest action against him’. Peter Saunders speaking on 60 Minutes last night.

 

Bill Shorten will introduce his gay marriage bill into Parliament this morning despite calls for a multi-party approach to the issue. But without government support, debate on the bill is expected to be adjourned⁵. 

 

China has brushed aside demands to slow its expansion in the South China sea. Defence Minister Kevin Andrews has joined the United States and other nations in opposing China’s large scale land reclamation⁶ in the region. Mr. Andrews has told a security conference in Singapore that Australia is concerned about any military build-up on the artificial islands.

 

An inquest will begin today into Blue Mountains bushfires eighteen months ago which destroyed around two-hundred homes. The townships of Springwood, Winmalee and Yellow Rock were the hardest hit by the fires in October 2013. The Blue Mountains council estimates that one-hundred-million dollars was lost because of a droping tourism in the wake of the fires.

1 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

2 cardinal   

n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的

参考例句：

• This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
• The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。

3 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

4 outrageous   

adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的

参考例句：

• Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
• Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。

5 adjourned   

（使）休会， （使）休庭( adjourn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The court adjourned for lunch. 午餐时间法庭休庭。
• The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court. 新证据呈到庭上后，审讯就宣告暂停。

6 reclamation   

n.开垦；改造；（废料等的）回收

参考例句：

• We should encourage reclamation and recycling.我们应当鼓励废物的回收和利用。
• The area is needed for a land reclamation project.一个土地开垦项目要在这一地区进行。