澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2016-02-18

 Powerful explosion has ripped through the Turkish capital Ankara killing¹ at least 28 people. The Turkish government says 61 others were injured, when a van exploded near a military dormitory. The Turkish government has declared the blast an act of terrorism. Turkey has been hit by a series of recent attacks including a suicide bomber² attack last month in Istanbul. 

 

The US says it's planning serious talks with China after advantaged surface-to-air missiles were deployed³ in the South China Sea. US and Taiwanese officials say China has deployed a missile system on the Spratly Island, which are also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan. China's foreign minister Wang Yi says the reports are a western media invention. Australia's foreign minister Julia Biship who's in Beijing at the moment has also raised concerns as has the US. 

 

 

Back home. And Queensland's parliament has overnight passed new laws that will stop drinks being served after 3 am. Doctors and police have welcomed the lockout measures, which will come into effect from July, but the night club industry warns jobs will go. 

 

 

And Apple is challengeing a US court ruling that helps the FBI break into the locked mobilephone of a terrorist involved in the S massacre⁴. Prosecutors⁵ want the Apple to disable the auto⁶ erase⁷ function, which clears the phone after ten unsuccessful passcode attempts.

1 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。

2 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。

3 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

4 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

5 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

7 erase   

v.擦掉；消除某事物的痕迹

参考例句：

• He tried to erase the idea from his mind.他试图从头脑中抹掉这个想法。
• Please erase my name from the list.请把我的名字从名单上擦去。