英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-01-10

 Indonesia's government and military are closing ranks(紧密团结） against Australia's policy to turn back asylum-seeker boats. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is making it clear (that) his opposition¹ to the policy hasn't changed. It follows reports(that) the country's military chief supports the boat turnbacks. But General Moeldoko says his words were twisted. 

 

A faulty engine has forced an Air New Zealand plane to make an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport. The Airbus A-320 with more than 150 people on board had just taken off last night when it had to turn back. Engineers are now investigating. 

 

The Pacific Nation of Tonga is bracing² for a powerful cyclone³ that is forecast to bring hurricane force winds. Residents in the northern islands are being urged to take shelter and stock up on water,food and batteries. The Category-4 storm is expected to hit Tonga later today or tonight. 

 

A powerful suicide bomb has killed a prominent anti-terrorism official and three other officers in Pakistan's biggest city Karachi. Chaudry Aslam Khan was the head of the city anti-terror operations and famed for his work tackling militants⁴. He had survived several previous attempts on his life. 

 

A massive car bomb has killed at least 18 people in Syria. The British-based Syrian Observatory⁵ for Human Rights says the blast went off near a school in the village of Al-Kafat  in the central Syrian province of Hama. Many of the casualties were women and children.

 

1 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。

2 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

3 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

4 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

5 observatory   

n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台

参考例句：

• Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
• Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。