澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 奥巴马谴责枪击警察事件 土耳其总统考虑恢复死刑

The top stories today. The US president Barack Obama has condemned¹ the latest fatal police shooting saying that attacks on police are an attack on the rule of law. Three officers have been killed and three others injured in Baton² Rouge³ in Louisiana. The suspect was shot dead.

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his government may consider reinstating the death penalty after an attempted coup⁴. The Turkish government has detained six-thousand people in relation to the failed attempt. Almost 300 people were killed in the unrest.

Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull will today unveil some new faces in his ministry⁵. Mr Turnbull has promised to "listen keenly" to backbenchers' concerns about the budget plan to curb⁶ a range of superannuation tax concessions⁷. Since the close election result, a relatively⁸ small but vocal⁹ group of backbenchers has publicly criticised the policy.

The New South Wales Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority will today brief the deputy premier¹⁰ on the ability of the Eels¹¹ rugby league club board to continue functioning. The authority has the power to sack the board and appoint a temporary administrator¹².

来看今天的重点新闻。美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马对最新发生的杀警案表示谴责，并称袭击警察就是攻击法治。路易斯安那州巴吞鲁日发生的这起袭击案造成三名警察死亡，另有三人受伤。嫌疑人已经被击毙。

土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安表示，在发生未遂政变后，他的政府考虑恢复死刑。目前土耳其政府逮捕了约6000名与未遂政变有关的人。动乱造成近300人死亡。

今天，澳大利亚总理马尔科姆·特恩布尔将公布内阁新成员。特恩布尔承诺会“仔细聆听”后座议员对预算方案的担忧，该预算方案旨在控制养老金的税收优惠。非常接近的选举结果公布后，相对较少的后座议员就对该政策进行了公开指责。

今天，澳大利亚新南威尔士州独立酒业及博彩管理局向副总理简要说明了鳗鱼队橄榄球联赛俱乐部董事会继续运行的能力。该管理局有权力解雇董事会，并任命临时管理人员。

1 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。

2 baton   

n.乐队用指挥杖

参考例句：

• With the baton the conductor was beating time.乐队指挥用指挥棒打拍子。
• The conductor waved his baton,and the band started up.指挥挥动指挥棒，乐队开始演奏起来。

3 rouge   

n.胭脂，口红唇膏；v.(在…上)擦口红

参考例句：

• Women put rouge on their cheeks to make their faces pretty.女人往面颊上涂胭脂，使脸更漂亮。
• She didn't need any powder or lip rouge to make her pretty.她天生漂亮，不需要任何脂粉唇膏打扮自己。

4 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

5 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

6 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

7 concessions   

n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权

参考例句：

• The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
• The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

8 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

9 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

10 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。

11 eels   

abbr. 电子发射器定位系统（=electronic emitter location system）

参考例句：

• Eels have been on the feed in the Lower Thames. 鳗鱼在泰晤士河下游寻食。
• She bought some eels for dinner. 她买回一些鳗鱼做晚餐。

12 administrator   

n.经营管理者，行政官员

参考例句：

• The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
• He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。