澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-06-13

 The sports anti-doping authority has issued 34 current and former AFL players with show-caused notices for alleged¹ doping. The players have ten days to respond. They face a mandatory² two-year ban if they are found to have used a prohibited drug. “The show-caused notice itself is just the first stage in what can become quite protracted³ process.” Bemire David there.

 

Prime Minister Tony Abbott and US President Barack Obama have agreed to a new defense⁴ initiative which will pave the way for extra American military forces and activity in Australia. During the wide-ranging talks at White House. The pair also discussed their deferred⁵ approaches to climate change. 

 

US President Barack Obama says he’s looking at all options including military actions to help Iraq fight Sunni militants⁶. There are unconfirmed reports that Iraq has launched airstrikes against the militants who’ve taken control of Mosol and Tikrit and threatening to take their fight all the way to Baghdad.

 

Violent clashes between police and protesters have marred⁷ the opening of the soccer World Cup in Brazil. Police used tear gas to break up the protest just hours before the opening ceremony. One person was arrested. At least, five others were injured.

 

And former US President George W. Bush, George Senior, I’m sorry, has celebrated⁸ his 90th birthday by jumping out of the helicopter. The former president made the attend in /, joining his family home in May.

1 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

2 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

3 protracted   

adj.拖延的；延长的v.拖延“protract”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The war was protracted for four years. 战争拖延了四年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We won victory through protracted struggle. 经过长期的斗争，我们取得了胜利。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 deferred   

adj.延期的，缓召的v.拖延，延缓，推迟( defer的过去式和过去分词 )；服从某人的意愿，遵从

参考例句：

• The department deferred the decision for six months. 这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。
• a tax-deferred savings plan 延税储蓄计划

6 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。

7 marred   

adj. 被损毁, 污损的

参考例句：

• The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨，把比赛给搅了。
• Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。

8 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。