澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-03-03

 The family of three has been shot dead in the house of Queensland's darling... The bodies of a aged²" target="_blank">middle-aged¹ man, a younger woman, and a child aged about seven were discovered later yesterday at a house of Biddeston west of Toowoomba. Police circulated the scene and say they are now searching for anyone over the death and there is no threat to public safety. 

 

 

The search resumes this morning in bushland of the New Southwales midnorth coast for the body of the missing Todderler William Tiro. Bones discovered at the search site at B. Hills yesterday turned out to be animal remains³. The three-year-old disappeared from his grandmother's home of Kindle⁴ almost six months ago. 

 

 

Australia's most powerful business group is urging the government to make modest cuts in the May budget while avoiding any new spending. The assistant treasurer⁵ John. S. has confirmed the government is dropping its unpopular GP co-payment because it simly does not have sufficient public supports. 

 

 

There will be a significant change, hum, to our health policy in our respect. 

Don't wave a quick answer on this work convincing the government issue dropped. 

There wasn't the public support for and particularly in the senate. 

 

 

And finally a United Nations' report says at least six thousand people have now been killed since fightings began in the eastern Ukraine. The US Secretary of State John Karry has warned Russia faces further sanctions if all the conditions of the ceasefire are to miss. 

1 middle-aged   

adj.中年的

参考例句：

• I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
• The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。

2 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。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 kindle   

v.点燃，着火

参考例句：

• This wood is too wet to kindle.这木柴太湿点不着。
• A small spark was enough to kindle Lily's imagination.一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。

5 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。