英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-02-17

 The Department of Immigration has confirmed that there has been a disturbance¹ at the Manus Island detention² centre in Papua New Guinea. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison says there are reports that some asylum³ seekers have been arrested. He says there are also reports some have received medical attention and there's been some minor⁴ damage at the centre. 

 

Prime Minster Tony Abbott will visit Broken Hill today as part of his tour of drought-affected areas in New South Wales and Queensland. The Federal Government is expected to announce an assistance package within days. The prime minister has ruled out subsidizing struggling farmers. 

 

Two police have arrested two people after a fatal stabbing of a woman at Logan, south of Brisbane. A 23-year-old woman was stabbed in the chest late last night. Paramedics tried to revive her, but she died at the scene. A 41-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man who were known to the woman are assisting police.

 

The Royal Commission into child sexual abuse will move to Brisbane today. The hearings will focus on abuse at a Catholic primary school in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane. Thirteen girls at the school were sexually assaulted in 2007 and 2008.

 

In South Africa, an operation is underway to rescue a group of illegal gold miners trapped down an abandoned mining shaft⁵ near Johannesburg. The first of a group of 30 has been lifted to the surface. They've been trapped under the ground for more than a day. It's feared up to 200 others could be trapped further below the surface.

1 disturbance   

n.动乱，骚动；打扰，干扰；(身心)失调

参考例句：

• He is suffering an emotional disturbance.他的情绪受到了困扰。
• You can work in here without any disturbance.在这儿你可不受任何干扰地工作。

2 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

3 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。

4 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

5 shaft   

n.(工具的)柄，杆状物

参考例句：

• He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
• This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。