澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-12-01

 The leading news this morning. One of our country's leading economic forecasters is predicting the Federal budget is sliding further into the red. The lawyer access economist¹ is warning the treasure the mediate² budget update could show 36 billion dollars blowout in deficits³ over the next four years. A main gap between a temporary boom is still worsening and permanent promises are still in place. Since Australia is back at facing deficits as far the way as I can see.

 

Police are searching for parents of a baby whose body was found buried at Sydney beach. Two young boys made this discovery while digging sand in South Maroubra Beach yesterday morning. Police are not being able to determine baby's age or sex and appealing for parents to come forward.

 

NBN hopes to have nearly 2 million more homes and businesses connected the fast broadband by the middle of 2016. The national broadband network has unveiled this new rollout plan which includes more than four hundreds cities, surburbs and towns.

 

And Labour is stepping up the pressue on the government to improve its defense⁴ force pay deal. The Federal government is reportedly considering reinciting some leaving entitlements. But isn't budging⁵ on the 1.5% pay increase. That's not good enough for indenpent senator Jacqui Lambi who is refusing to support any government legislation until the pay offer is increased.

1 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

2 mediate   

vi.调解，斡旋；vt.经调解解决；经斡旋促成

参考例句：

• The state must mediate the struggle for water resources.政府必须通过调解来解决对水资源的争夺。
• They may be able to mediate between parties with different interests.他们也许能在不同利益政党之间进行斡旋。

3 deficits   

n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 )；赤字；亏空；亏损

参考例句：

• The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句

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 budging   

v.（使）稍微移动( budge的现在分词 )；（使）改变主意，（使）让步

参考例句：

• Give it up, plumber. She's not budging. 别费劲了，水管工。她不会改变主意的。 来自互联网
• I wondered how Albert who showed no intention of budging, felt about Leopold's desertion. 对于从未有迁徙打算的艾伯特来说，我不知道它会怎样看待利奥波德这样弃它而去呢。 来自互联网