澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-06-25

 Leading the news, Boston marathon bomber¹ Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has apologized to the victims and families at the highly charged sentence hearing. The 21-year-old told the court that he was sorry for the lives he’s taken and the damage he’s done. Earlier, some of the victims described the suffering and trauma² they have experienced since the 2013 bombings.

 

“It really does not change anything for me because what he took from me are never gonna be able to regain³. Nor what he took from my family, nor for any of us.”

 

Labor⁴ is demanding the Prime Minister explain how classified documents were allowed to be filmed during his visit to ASIO’s headquarters yesterday. Tony Abbott was shown maps of terrorists, including hot sports which were filmed and broadcast on television news services. ASIO has confirmed they were not meant to be public. 

 

The Senate will sit for as long as it takes today to consider emergency legislation to stay off a legal challenge to offshore⁵ processing. The bill was rushed into parliament yesterday and has Labor’s backing.

 

Opposition⁶ Leader Bill Shorten has admitting lying about meeting Kevin Rudd just before he supported Mr. Rudd’s come back. Mr. Shorten told broadcaster Neil Mitch in 2013 that he hadn’t met Mr. Rudd, but that was revealed as a lie during ABC documentary the Killing⁷ Season. Mr. Shorten now says he did meet Mr. Rudd but didn’t pledge his support.

1 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

2 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

3 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

4 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。

5 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

6 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。

7 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。