英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-02-21

 Up to 25 people have died in renewed clashes between riot police and protesters in Ukraine's capital Kiev. The Interior Ministry¹ says protesters have taken dozens of police hostage. The violence erupted again just hours after a truce² was declared. The European Union has announced sanction in retaliation³ for the bloodshed. 

 

Australian journalist Peter Greste has been denied bail⁴ in Egypt. Mr. Greste and two of his Al Jazeera colleagues have gone on trial, accused of supporting a terrorist organisation⁵. The pleaded not guilty to the charges. Their trial will resume in two weeks.

 

A funeral will be held today for 11-year-old Luke Batty who was killed by his father at a cricket ground near Melbourne last week. Greg Anderson brutally⁶ murdered his son before being fatally shot by police at Tyabb. The attack shocked the community and put the national spotlight⁷ on domestic violence.

 

Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks⁸ has denied knowing about phone hacking⁹ during her time of the now defunct(失效的，不存在的） newspaper. Ms. Brooks began giving evidence at her trial in London. Earlier, she was formally cleared of one of the five charges against her.

 

Up and coming  AFL player Marley Williams is facing a possible jail sentence after being found guilty of grievous bodily harm in Western Australia. The Collingwood player admitted to punching a man outside a nightclub in Albany in the state's south in December, 2012. Williams argued that the act was in self-defence.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

3 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

5 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

6 brutally   

adv.残忍地，野蛮地，冷酷无情地

参考例句：

• The uprising was brutally put down.起义被残酷地镇压下去了。
• A pro-democracy uprising was brutally suppressed.一场争取民主的起义被残酷镇压了。

7 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

8 brooks   

n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。