澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-06-23

 Leading the news, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop¹ says the government has still tried to verify reports that two notorious Australian jihadists have died fighting with Islamic state. The ABC understands Khaled Sharrouf and Mohammed Elomar died while fighting an Iraqi in recent days.

 

“It’s very difficult for us to confirm that because Mosul, the area that has been reported, has been the place of their death is already reclaimed² no-go zone for Australian citizens. It is crime for an Australian citizen to be in Mosul without legitimate³ purpose. ”

 

Kevin Rudd has all but confirmed he was behind the damaging leak against Julia Gillard soon after she deposed⁴ him as prime minister five years ago. Until now, Mr. Rudd has denied leaking details of a discussion between the pair on the night before the coup⁵ when Mr. Rudd offered to hand over the leadership closer to the election. 

 

A man has been seriously injured after falling 10 meters from a railway overpass⁶ in Sydney’s west overnight. The man was a passenger in a car which lost control and ended up suspended over the edge of the bridge in Lidcome. He fell while tried to get out of the car.

 

There is cautious optimism but a deal can be reached to stop Greece defaulting on its debt and leaving the European Union. European leaders are in Brussels for emergency talks to discuss the crisis. Greece’s put forward 11-hour proposal to avert⁷ disaster.

1 bishop   

n.主教，（国际象棋）象

参考例句：

• He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
• Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。

2 reclaimed   

adj.再生的；翻造的；收复的；回收的v.开拓( reclaim的过去式和过去分词 )；要求收回；从废料中回收（有用的材料）；挽救

参考例句：

• Many sufferers have been reclaimed from a dependence on alcohol. 许多嗜酒成癖的受害者已经被挽救过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They reclaimed him from his evil ways. 他们把他从邪恶中挽救出来。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

4 deposed   

v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 )；（在法庭上）宣誓作证

参考例句：

• The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
• The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

6 overpass   

n.天桥，立交桥

参考例句：

• I walked through an overpass over the road.我步行穿过那条公路上面的立交桥。
• We should take the overpass when crossing the road.我们过马路应走天桥。

7 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。