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Westpac shares have risen after the resignation of Chief Executive Brian Hartzer amid the fallout of the money laundering¹ scandal. His exit comes after damaging leaks from a meeting of executives in which he appeared to dismiss the significance of the allegations raised by AUSTRAC. Westpac's Chairman Lindsay Maxsted has also confirmed he will bring forward his retirement².

澳大利亚西太平洋银行首席执行官布莱恩·哈泽尔因洗钱丑闻辞职，随后该银行股价上涨。一场高管会议的内容遭严重泄露后，哈泽尔辞职，他似乎在会议上驳斥了澳大利亚交易报告和分析中心（AUSTRAC）所提出指控的重要性。澳大利亚西太平洋银行董事长林赛·麦克斯泰德同时证实，他将宣布退休。

A report has called for private hospitals to hold "greedy" specialists to account to survive the "death spiral" gripping the health insurance industry. The Grattan Institute has suggested private hospitals bundle costs from doctors, hospitals, medications, prostheses and tests. It says hospitals would either take on excessive specialist costs, or inform patients in advance of extra charges.

一份报告要求私立医院追究“贪心”专家的责任，以在陷入“死亡螺旋”的健康保险业中存活下来。格拉坦研究所指出，私立医院将来自医生、医院、药物、假体和测试的花费捆绑在一起。报告指出，医院要么承担过多的专家费用，要么提前通知患者会有附加费用。

Atmospheric³ concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases have reached a new high. The World Meteorological Organisation⁵ says the last time the earth experienced a comparable level was 3 million years ago. Other warming gases, such as methane⁶ and nitrous oxide⁴, have also surged by above average amounts.

大气中二氧化碳和其他温室气体的浓度创下新高。世界气象组织表示，上一次地球出现同样水平的浓度还要追溯至300万年前。甲烷和臭氧等温室气体的浓度也飙升至平均水平以上。

And scientists have launched what they call a "google map of sounds" in a project that will record the calls of Australian Wildlife for five years. Solar-powered audio recorders are being installed in remote parts of Australia to create a unique "soundscape" as the environment changes. Scientists will be able to analyse the results, creating an acoustic⁷ DNA⁸.

科学家启动他们称为“声音谷歌地图”的行动，计划连续5年录制澳大利亚野生动物的叫声。科学家将太阳能录音机安装在澳大利亚偏远地区，旨在随着环境的变化创造一道独特的“声音景观”。科学家将能对结果进行分析，并创建声音DNA。

1 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

3 atmospheric   

adj.大气的，空气的；大气层的；大气所引起的

参考例句：

• Sea surface temperatures and atmospheric circulation are strongly coupled.海洋表面温度与大气环流是密切相关的。
• Clouds return radiant energy to the surface primarily via the atmospheric window.云主要通过大气窗区向地表辐射能量。

4 oxide   

n.氧化物

参考例句：

• Oxide is usually seen in our daily life.在我们的日常生活中氧化物很常见。
• How can you get rid of this oxide coating?你们该怎样除去这些氧化皮？

5 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

6 methane   

n.甲烷，沼气

参考例句：

• The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited.爆炸是由数袋甲烷气体着火引起的。
• Methane may have extraterrestrial significance.甲烷具有星际意义。

7 acoustic   

adj.听觉的，声音的；(乐器)原声的

参考例句：

• The hall has a fine acoustic.这个大厅的传音效果很好。
• Animals use a whole rang of acoustic, visual,and chemical signals in their systems of communication.动物利用各种各样的听觉、视觉和化学信号来进行交流。

8 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。