英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-05-15

 

 

Disputes rose across in the Commonwealth¹ and the states over that 80 billions dollars worth of cuts to health and education fund to go over the next decade. Some states are accusing the federal government of laying the groundwork for an increase to the GST. 

 

Kevin Rodd should begin giving evidence to the home insulation² Royal commission today after it was delayed by a legal wrangle³. The former prime minister has complained his 31-page statement has been heavily censored⁴. 

 

Anger has irrupted on the streets of Turkey with protesters blaming the Turkish prime minister for a deadly coal mine collapse⁵ in the western town of Soma. At least 245 miners have been killed, and frantic⁶ search has continued for scores of miners who are still missing. 

 

The Oscar Pistorius murder trial is likely to be delayed for at least a month while the athlete undergoes a mental evaluation⁷. A judge granted a prosecution⁸ application to have Pistorius assessed after a witness told the court he was suffering from an anxiety disorder⁹. 

 

And Nicole Kidman has responded to criticism of her new film about Grace Kelly at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival. The critics have panned Grace of Monaco, and Princess Grace's three children have poured scorn on the screenplay, saying it contains historical inaccuracies. 

1 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

2 insulation   

n.隔离；绝缘；隔热

参考例句：

• Please examine the insulation of the electric wires in my house.请检查一下我屋子里电线的绝缘情况。
• It is always difficult to assure good insulation between the electric leads.要保证两个电触头之间有良好的绝缘总是很困难的。

3 wrangle   

vi.争吵

参考例句：

• I don't want to get into a wrangle with the committee.我不想同委员会发生争执。
• The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports.这两个国家在有关进口问题的激烈争吵中闹翻了。

4 censored   

受审查的，被删剪的

参考例句：

• The news reports had been heavily censored . 这些新闻报道已被大幅删剪。
• The military-backed government has heavily censored the news. 有军方撑腰的政府对新闻进行了严格审查。

5 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

6 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

7 evaluation   

n.估价，评价；赋值

参考例句：

• I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。
• The new scheme is still under evaluation.新方案还在评估阶段。

8 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

9 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。