澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 悉尼一汽车冲进商店致14人受伤 美国上周新增失业240万人

Investigations¹ are continuing today after a car crashed into a shop in Sydney's south west, injuring pedestrians². Fourteen people were taken to hospitals in the area — with some suffering serious leg fractures. The crash happened when a four-wheel drive hit another car stopped at traffic lights, before continuing across the intersection³ into a nearby shop. The 51-year-old driver had mandatory⁴ testing in hospital before he was interviewed by police and later released.

在悉尼西南部地区，一辆汽车冲进一家商店，造成行人受伤，相关调查今天继续进行。14人被送往当地医院接受治疗，其中一些伤者腿部严重骨折。事故发生时，一辆汽车撞上停在红绿灯前的另一辆车，之后继续穿过十字路口冲进附近一家商店。现年51岁的司机先在医院接受了强制性检测，随后接受警方的问询并获释。

A billion dollar boost is set to be announced by the federal government today to help upgrade local infrastructure⁵. Improvements to local roads, tunnels, street lighting⁶ and bike paths will be proritised.

澳大利亚联邦政府今天将宣布10亿澳元激励计划，帮助升级地方基础设施。地方道路、隧道、街道照明以及自行车道将进行改进。

According to new research Australian parents are drinking more alcohol more frequently during the pandemic. One in four parents singled out the challenges of remote schooling⁷ as the reason for heightened stress and anxiety. Parents of children aged⁸ between nine and 12 have admitted to drinking in front of their children nearly every day since isolation⁹ measures began.

一项新研究表明，澳大利亚家长在疫情期间的饮酒量和饮酒频率都有所增加。四分之一的家长指出，远程教育带来的挑战是压力和焦虑加剧的原因。9到12岁儿童的家长承认，自隔离措施开始实施以来，他们几乎每天都在孩子面前喝酒。

And 38-million Americans have now lost their jobs because of the coronavirus outbreak. Another two-point-four million people applied¹⁰ for benefits in the past week.

目前有3800万美国人因冠状病毒疫情而失业。过去一周，美国新增240万人申请失业救济。

1 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

2 pedestrians   

n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 intersection   

n.交集，十字路口，交叉点；[计算机] 交集

参考例句：

• There is a stop sign at an intersection.在交叉路口处有停车标志。
• Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。

4 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

5 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

6 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

7 schooling   

n.教育；正规学校教育

参考例句：

• A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
• Backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。

8 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

9 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

10 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。