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A member of a mafia-linked Australian crime family has been killed in a suspected targeted shooting in Sydney's inner south-west. Pasquale Barbaro was found dead with several gunshot wounds on a footpath¹ last night. The car thought to have been used by the gunman was later found dumped and burnt out.

澳大利亚悉尼内西南区发生疑似目标袭击案，造成与黑手党有关的犯罪家族的其中一名成员死亡。昨晚，帕斯奎尔·巴巴罗被发现死在人行道上，他身上有多处枪伤。随后，可能是枪手驾驶的车辆被发现丢弃在路边并已经被烧毁。

The opposition² is intensifying³ its campaign against the number of foreign workers being granted visas. Labor⁴ wants the requirements for temporary skilled migrants to be tightened⁵, saying the list of eligible⁶ occupations is too broad. About 45,000 of the visas were granted last financial year, 23,000 fewer than when labor was last in government.

澳大利亚反对党正在加紧行动，反对获得签证的外国员工人数。澳大利亚工党希望加强临时技术移民的要求，他们认为合格者名单太长了。上个财年，有约4.5万名临时技术移民获得签证，比工党执政时少2.3万人。

New Zealand air force helicopters have begun flying out hundreds of people still stranded⁷ after yesterday's powerful earthquake. Authorities are battling bad weather to rescue residents and tourists from the south island town of Kaikoura, the area worst affected⁸ by the magnitude 7.5 quake. While in Wellington a multi-story building appears to be on the verge⁹ of collapse¹⁰.

昨天，新西兰发生强震，目前仍有数百人被困，新西兰空军直升飞机已经开始营救被困人员。澳大利亚政府正在对抗恶劣的天气，以救出因7.5级地震而被困在新西兰南岛凯库拉的民众和游客，凯库拉是受灾最严重的地区。另外，地震造成惠灵顿一座多层建筑濒临倒塌。

Us president Barack Obama has sought to assure America's allies that Donald Trump¹¹ will honour the country's international alliances when he assumes the presidency¹² in January. Barack Obama told reporters Mr Trump has expressed an interest in maintaining the US commitment to NATO. Meantime Mr Trump has spoken by phone to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, for the first time since being elected.

美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马试图向美国盟友保证，唐纳德·特朗普在明年一月就任美国总统后会尊重美国的国际盟友。巴拉克·奥巴马在接受采访时表示，特朗普表达了维持美国对北约承诺的意向。同时，特朗普在当选后首次同俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京通话。

1 footpath   

n.小路，人行道

参考例句：

• Owners who allow their dogs to foul the footpath will be fined.主人若放任狗弄脏人行道将受处罚。
• They rambled on the footpath in the woods.他俩漫步在林间蹊径上。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 intensifying   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的现在分词 )；增辉

参考例句：

• The allies are intensifying their air campaign. 联军部队正加大他们的空战强度。 来自辞典例句
• The rest of the European powers were in a state of intensifying congestion. 其余的欧洲强国则处于越来越拥挤的状态。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

5 tightened   

收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧

参考例句：

• The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
• His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。

6 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

7 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

8 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

9 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

10 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

11 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

12 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。