澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-06-27

 The federal government is one step closer to getting rid of the carbon tax. The legislation to repeal¹ the tax passed the Lower House last night. The government has agreed with demand by Clive Palmer to deal separately with the future of the clear energy finance cooperation. 

 

It’s very clear that Clive Palmer at the moment has repented² the negotiation³ with the Prime Minister.

 

Essendon’s campaign to scuttle⁴ its long-running anti-doping investigation⁵ heads to the federal court today. The AFL club and its suspended coach James Hird are appealing against the legality of ASSAD’s investigation. 34 past and present players have been accused of taking banned substances.

 

An investigation into the former BBC personality Jimmy Savile has revealed he sexually abused patients at hospitals around Britain. A series of reports showed Savile used his fame to get unsupervised access to hospitals where assaulted scores of patients aged⁶ between 5 and 75.

 

Europeans leaders have gathered in the small Belgian city of Ypres to mark the 100 anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. The 28 leaders observed a minutes of silence at the Menin gate to remember those who died in the war. 

 

And young British-born writer Evi Wyld has been awarded this year’s Mile Franklin Literary Award. She managed to upstage the favorite Tim Winton and Richard Flanagan. The judges described her book All the Birds Singing as a vivid and unforgettable moral fable⁷.

1 repeal   

n.废止，撤消；v.废止，撤消

参考例句：

• He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
• He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。

2 repented   

对（自己的所为）感到懊悔或忏悔( repent的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He repented his thoughtlessness. 他后悔自己的轻率。
• Darren repented having shot the bird. 达伦后悔射杀了那只鸟。

3 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

4 scuttle   

v.急赶，疾走，逃避；n.天窗；舷窗

参考例句：

• There was a general scuttle for shelter when the rain began to fall heavily.下大雨了，人们都飞跑着寻找躲雨的地方。
• The scuttle was open,and the good daylight shone in.明朗的亮光从敞开的小窗中照了进来。

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

7 fable   

n.寓言；童话；神话

参考例句：

• The fable is given on the next page. 这篇寓言登在下一页上。
• He had some motive in telling this fable. 他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。