澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-06-29

 At least ten people have died after suicide bombers¹ attacked a hotel popular with westerners in the Afghan capital Kabul. Police in the Afghan capital say at least five suicide bombers have blown themselves up at the Intercontinental Hotel. A Taliban spokesman has told two news agencies that the group was behind the attack. We have reports there are an unknown number of people wounded. We'll have more on that story a bit later in the programme.

 

The International Monetary² Fund has appointed Christine Lagarde as its new managing director. She becomes the first-ever female chief of the fund. The French Finance Minister has been widely praised for her leadership during Europe's financial crisis over the last three years. Her five-year term starts next week.

 

Nearly a third of the members of the new Turkish parliament have boycotted⁴ the swearing-in ceremony. The main opposition⁵ party joined pro-Kurdish members in protesting against a court ruling that bans some elected MPs from actually taking their seats. Nine MPs have been held in prisons on charges critics say are politically motivated. It's feared a continued boycott³ could reignite the conflict in the Kurdish southeast of the country.

 

A report commissioned by the Greens shows 83 per cent of Australia's mining industry is foreign-owned. The report says, over the next five years, $50 billion in earnings⁶ from Australian mining will go offshore⁷.  Bob Brown is pushing the Government to now strengthen its mining tax just days before his party takes control of the Senate. The Greens paid a private consultant⁸ to do the research.

1 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

3 boycott   

n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。

4 boycotted   

抵制，拒绝参加( boycott的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Athletes from several countries boycotted the Olympic Games. 有好几国的运动员抵制奥林匹克运动会。
• The opposition party earlier boycotted the Diet agenda, demanding Miyaji's resignation. 反对党曾杯葛国会议程，要宫路下台。

5 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

6 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

7 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

8 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。