澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 澳大利亚疫情持续恶化 政府为自然灾害研究拨款8800万

Australia is counting the true cost of the coronavirus pandemic, after a week of shocking numbers in Victoria, and growing clusters in New South Wales. In Victoria, a further 403 cases were reported yesterday, with outbreaks growing in aged¹ care homes, another meat processing plant and some regional centres. There are now 447 active COVID-19 cases linked to Victorian aged care homes.

澳大利亚正在统计冠状病毒疫情造成的真正损失，此前，维多利亚州报告了令人震惊的单周病例数，而且新南威尔士州的聚集性疫情也日益增加。维多利亚州昨天报告了403例新增病例，养老院、另一家肉类加工厂以及一些区域中心的疫情均出现恶化。目前有447例新冠肺炎活跃病例与维多利亚州养老院有关。

New South Wales recorded 19 new coronavirus cases yesterday, and the focus has turned to the Hunter region, after a boy who tested positive played in a junior football match. Restrictions² on weddings and funerals kick in today as well.

新南威尔士州昨天新增19例冠状病毒病例，现在重点已转向猎人区，因为一名曾参加青少年足球比赛的男孩在检测中呈阳性。婚礼和葬礼的相关限制措施也从今天开始生效。

In Canberra, the fallout from yesterday's economic carnage continues — as national cabinet meets to discuss the situation in Australia's two largest states. They'll also look to what lessons can be learned from the outbreaks in Victoria and New South Wales.

在堪培拉，昨天那场经济风暴的余波仍在持续——澳大利亚国家内阁举行会议，讨论澳大利亚两大州的局势。他们还将研究可以从维多利亚州和新南威尔士州的疫情中吸取哪些教训。

And the federal government has announced 88-million dollars in funding for natural disaster research, in the wake of the summer's devastating³ bushfires. The Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre will get the money over the next decade. It includes immediate⁴ funding of two-million dollars, to investigate just what happened over the last bushfire season. Yesterday, it was announced that the Bushfire Royal Commission will be given an extra two months to finish its inquiry⁵.

在夏季发生毁灭性丛林大火之后，澳大利亚联邦政府宣布为自然灾害研究拨款8800万澳元。野火及自然风险合作研究中心将在未来十年获得这笔资金。其中，政府将立即拨款200万澳元用于调查上一次丛林火灾季。昨天，有消息称，山火皇家委员会获准将调查时间延长两个月。

1 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。

2 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

3 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

4 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

5 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。