澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-09-25

 Overnight the Security Council has passed a unanimous resolution to prevent the recruitment and financing a foreign terrorist. 

 

The terrorist movement calling itself Islamic State insults Islam and it mocks the duties of a legitimate¹ state towards its citizens. And to use this term is to dignify² a death cult³, a death cult that in declaring itself a caliphate has declared war on the world. 

 

The Prime Minister Tony Abbott speaking before the UN Security Council a couple of hours ago. 

 

Now President Francois Hollande has described the beheading of a French hostage as a cruel and cowardly act. Overnight a jihadist group linked to Islamic State has carried out its threat to kill 55-year-old Herve Gourdel. He was kidnapped at the weekend while hiking in Algeria. The jihadist group gave the French government 24 hours to halt its strikes in Iraq or it said it will kill Mr. Gourdel. 

 

Victoria's premier⁴ Denis Napthine has called the unity⁵ in the wake of the fatal police shooting in Melbourne of a terror suspect on Tuesday night. It's been revealed that Abdul Numan Haider was researching Tony Abbott's travel plans, but had not made any direct threat against the prime minister. The 18-year-old was shot after he stabbed two police officers outside a police station. Mr. Napthine says the Islamic community should not be judged by the actions of one man. 

 

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison heads to Cambodia tomorrow to sign a refugee resettlement deal. Negotiations⁶ have been taking place for several months. The deal will see asylum⁷ seekers on the route resettled in Cambodia. The UN's High Commissioner⁸ for Refugees has condemned⁹ the plan accusing Australia of shirking its international obligations.

1 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

2 dignify   

vt.使有尊严；使崇高；给增光

参考例句：

• It does not dignify the human condition. It does not elevate the human spirit.它不能使人活得更有尊严，不能提升人的精神生活。
• I wouldn't dignify this trash by calling it a novel.这部劣等作品我是不会美称为小说的。

3 cult   

n.异教，邪教；时尚，狂热的崇拜

参考例句：

• Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。
• The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。

4 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

5 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

6 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

7 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。

8 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

9 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。