澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-12-16

 Twenty-seven people died when that Indonesian fishing boat carrying asylum¹ seekers smashed into the cliffs of Christmas Island. Around 41 of the 80 people on board of the vessel² were rescued. Two asylum seekers have been transferred to a Perth hospital. They were transported overnight by the flying doctor service. 

 

There have been more violent protests in Greece over the government's austerity measures. Police have clashed with protesters outside parliament in the capital Athens. Unions have called a nationwide strike, which grounded flights, disrupted public transport, and closed schools across the country. 

 

A suicide bomber³ has killed at least 38 people and wounded another 50 at a mosque⁴ in southeastern Iran. The attack came on the eve of the final day of Ashura. That's one of the high points of the Shiite calendar when many gather in mosques⁵ across the country. One report says the militant⁶ Sunni group, Jundallah, has claimed responsibility for the attack. 

 

The Federal Government will today release its response to the Cooper Review of Australia's superannuation system. It will confirm an election promise to set up a low cost default scheme known as My Super. It's also expected to support the review's calls for more efficiency. 

 

And Amnesty International says Australia's policy of transferring insurgents⁷ from Afghanistan to the United States could violate international law. The Federal Government has confirmed the Australian Defence Force will hand over prisoners to the Afghan government or to US forces after holding them for up to 96 hours.

1 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

2 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

3 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

4 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

5 mosques   

清真寺； 伊斯兰教寺院，清真寺； 清真寺，伊斯兰教寺院( mosque的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why make us believe that this tunnel runs underneath the mosques? 为什么要让我们相信这条隧洞是在清真寺下？
• The city's three biggest mosques, long fallen into disrepair, have been renovated. 城里最大的三座清真寺，过去年久失修，现在已经修复。

6 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

7 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网