澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 美国弗吉尼亚州发生枪击案致12人死亡 悉尼实施10年来首次限水令

Hello, Mirian Carol with the top stories on ABC News.

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Authorities in the United States say 12 people have been killed by a 'disgruntled' employee who opened fire on co-workers at a local government building in Virginia. At least six others were injured in the attack including a policeman. The gunman was killed after trading fire with officers.

美国有关部门表示，一名“心怀不满”的员工在弗吉尼亚州地方政府大楼向同事开枪，造成12人死亡。这起袭击还造成至少6人受伤，其中包括一名警察。枪手在与警方交火中被击毙。

A Sydney man who has returned to Australia after being convicted of espionage¹ in the Middle East claims he was given electric shocks in custody², and beaten into a forced confession³. Naim Abbas was met at Sydney airport by dozens of relatives and supporters, almost two years after he was arrested accused of spying for the neighbouring nation of Qatar.

一名在中东地区被判犯有间谍罪的悉尼男子返回澳大利亚，该男子称他在拘留期间遭到电击和殴打，致其屈打成招。纳姆·阿巴斯在悉尼机场见到了前来接他的数十名亲属和支持者，近两年前，他因涉嫌为邻国卡塔尔从事间谍活动而被捕。

The Australian government has rejected a report from a UN expert which suggests Julian Assange is being psychologically tortured. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has released a statement claiming it's received assurances from the Wikileaks founder⁴ that he isn't being treated differently to other prisoners.

澳大利亚政府驳斥了一名联合国专家的报告，该报告称朱利安·阿桑奇遭受了酷刑。澳大利亚外交事务和贸易部发布声明称，他们已得到维基解密创始人阿桑奇的证实，他与其他囚犯的待遇没有差别。

And Sydney Water isn't ruling out further water restrictions⁵ in the months ahead, with level one restrictions coming into force in the Harbour City. Households and businesses will no longer be allowed to use standard sprinklers, wash cars without a trigger nozzle, or clean paths and driveways with a hose. It's the first time in a decade restrictions have been enforced.

悉尼水务局未排除未来几个月将进一步限制用水的可能性，目前海港城已经开始实施一级限水令。家庭和企业不能再使用标准喷头，不得用没有安装触发式喷头的软管清洗车辆、道路和车道。这是悉尼10年来首次实施限水令。

1 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

2 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

3 confession   

n.自白，供认，承认

参考例句：

• Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
• The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。

4 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

5 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制