澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2016-03-11

 

An incredible story of survival has unfolded in Sydney after a desperate mother threw her two children from the window of a burning second floor unit. Both children, a two day old baby and a two year old survived after being caught by passerby¹. Fire fighters also used a ladder to rescue a women as fire engulfed² the department in L. Truely amazing. 

A seven year old boy has disappeared on the Gold Coast, sparking a frantic³ search by police and volunteers. Queensland police fear Kobe Chandler maybe at significant risk after he went missing yesterday afternoon. Kobe was last seen at four o'clock in his Southport State School uniform.

The jobs of more than 550 workers at Clive Palmer's town for Nickel Refinery⁴ hanging in the balance this morning. And administrators⁵ running the troubled Queensland Nickle Plant have told workers they are no longer required and the operation will close at five this afternoon. Clive Palmer's new management company is taking over the refinery, but it needs environmental approval from the Queensland government to reemploy staff and resume operations.

Former Prime Minister John Howard has reviewed he advised Tony Abbot to dump his chief staff Peta Credlin. Mr. Howard told Skynews he also urged Mr. Abbot to demote Joe Hockey and make Malcom Turnbull the Treasurer⁶. Did you urge him to remove Peta Credlin? I gave his advice on two personal. * is not that one of them, and also the Treasurer, but. You told Malcom Turnbull. Yes, I did. I did that.

1 passerby   

n.过路人，行人

参考例句：

• We had our photo taken by a passerby.我们请了一个路人为我们照相。
• A passerby heard her screams and rushed to her aid.一个过路人听见她的尖叫，便冲过去帮助她。

2 engulfed   

v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
• The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

4 refinery   

n.精炼厂，提炼厂

参考例句：

• They built a sugar refinery.他们建起了一座榨糖厂。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

5 administrators   

n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 )；有管理（或行政）才能的人；（由遗嘱检验法庭指定的）遗产管理人；奉派暂管主教教区的牧师

参考例句：

• He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员，但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
• Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城

6 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。