澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 英国选民顶暴雨参与退欧公投 德国警方击毙一名袭击电影院的枪手

Early exit polls indicating that Britain is likely to stay in the European Union, with the remain votes slightly ahead 52% to the leave votes 48%. Voting booths closed about half an hour ago, after millions of British braved torrential rain to cast their ballots¹. The results of the referendum is likely to be known by lunch time Austrian Eastern time. It's only the third nationwide referendum in british history, after a four-month battle for votes between the leave and remain campaigns.

Voters in the United Kingdom have braved torrential rain to cast their ballots on whether the country should remain a member of the European Union. More than 46 million people are eligible² to take part. It's only the third nationwide referendum in british history, after a four-month battle for votes between the leave and remain campaigns. Polling stations will close in about half an hour.

More than 100 firefighters are battling a large blaze that's damaged factories in Sydney's south west. Emergency crews were called to the fire at Greenacre just before three o'clock this morning. Police say the fire started in a car wrecking³ yard before it spread to an adjoining blind and awning⁴ business. The cause of the fire is unknown and drivers are being warned of traffic delays in the area.

Police in Germany have shot dead a masked gunman who opened fire and took hostages in a cinema complex in the country's west. The man was killed after elite⁵ forces stormed the complex in Viernheim Veer-En-Hime, south of Frankfurt. Authorities say the man appeared "disturbed" when he barricaded⁶ himself inside the complex with several hostages. About 25 people were wounded by police tear gas during the attack.

Rock band Led Zeppelin has been cleared of plagiarising a riff in the hit "Stairway to heaven". Los Angeles jury has found Robert Plant and Jimmy Page did not steal the most famous passage of their 1971 rock anthem⁷ from the band 'Spirit'.

早期出口民调显示，英国很可能留在欧盟，留在欧盟的支持率为52%，略高于48%的脱欧支持率。投票站已在半个小时前关闭，有数百万名英国选民冒雨参加投票。公投结果将于澳大利亚东部时间午饭时间公布。这是英国历史上第三次全民公投，投票前“脱欧派”和“留欧派”进行了长达四个月的争辩。

英国选民顶着暴雨参加投票，决定英国是否应该留在欧盟。符合投票资格的选民超过460万人。这是英国历史上第三次全民公投，投票前“脱欧派”和“留欧派”进行了长达四个月的辩论。投票站将于半个小时以后关闭。

100余名消防员正在努力扑灭悉尼西南部地区爆发的大火，这场火灾致多家工厂被毁。今天凌晨快到3点时，急救人员接报赶至火灾现场。警方表示，起火点在一家汽车场，随后蔓延至附近的窗帘商家和遮阳篷商家。目前火灾原因不明，司机已接到该地区交通延误的通知。

一名戴面具枪手在德国西部一家电影院开枪并挟持多名人质，这名枪手已被警方击毙。该事件发生在法兰克福以南的小镇菲尔恩海姆，警方精锐部队冲进电影院后击毙了袭击者。有关部门表示，这名男子将自己和人质关在电影院里，他看起来很“不安”。约25人因警方投放催泪瓦斯感到不适。

摇滚乐队齐柏林飞船的热门歌曲《通向天堂的阶梯》此前被指有一小段歌曲涉嫌抄袭，现在他们已经洗清了抄袭嫌疑。洛杉矶陪审团裁定，罗伯特·普朗特和吉米·佩奇在1971年发布的摇滚圣歌中的名段，并没有抄袭Spirit乐队。

1 ballots   

n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

3 wrecking   

破坏

参考例句：

• He teed off on his son for wrecking the car. 他严厉训斥他儿子毁坏了汽车。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Instead of wrecking the valley, the waters are put to use making electricity. 现在河水不但不在流域内肆疟，反而被人们用来生产电力。 来自辞典例句

4 awning   

n.遮阳篷；雨篷

参考例句：

• A large green awning is set over the glass window to shelter against the sun.在玻璃窗上装了个绿色的大遮棚以遮挡阳光。
• Several people herded under an awning to get out the shower.几个人聚集在门栅下避阵雨

5 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

6 barricaded   

设路障于，以障碍物阻塞( barricade的过去式和过去分词 )； 设路障[防御工事]保卫或固守

参考例句：

• The police barricaded the entrance. 警方在入口处设置了路障。
• The doors had been barricaded. 门都被堵住了。

7 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。