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The Treasurer¹ Scott Morrison says Tuesday's federal budget will be defined by the principles of fairness, opportunity and security. The budget is set to include new spending on infrastructure², energy supply and education. Mr Morrison has also flagged a thaw³ in the Medicare rebate⁴ freeze and outlined measures to improve housing affordability⁵.

澳大利亚财长斯科特·莫里森表示，联邦预算方案将于周二公布，这份预算案依照公平、机会和安全的原则制定。该预算案将涵盖基础设施、能源供应和教育等领域的新支出方案。莫里森表示会解冻联邦医疗保险的回扣，并概述了提高住房承受能力的措施。

Voting is underway in France for the second and decisive round of the presidential election. The contest between centrist Emmanuel Macron and the right wing's Marine⁶ Le Pen follows a bitter campaign. It's the first time in modern French history neither of the two candidates are from the two major parties.

法国总统大选第二轮投票正在进行，这轮投票将决定总统人选。中间派候选人埃马纽埃尔·马克龙和右翼候选人玛丽娜·勒庞在投票中展开竞争，此前二人进行了激烈的竞选活动。这是法国现代史上首次出现两名最终候选人均不是来自两大主要政党的局面。

Three Australian swimmers could face international bans for missing drug tests. It's alleged⁷ Olympians Madeline Groves⁸, Thomas Fraser-Holmes and Jarrod Poort failed to appropriately update their whereabouts to drug testers in the last 12-months. The lawyer representng two of the athletes says they're being unfairly targetted.

三名澳大利亚游泳选手因错过药检可能将面临国际禁令。据称，奥运会游泳选手玛德琳·格罗夫斯、托马斯·弗雷泽·福尔摩斯和杰罗德·普特，在过去12个月的时间里未向药检工作人员更新他们的住址。代表其中两名运动员的律师表示，他们被当作目标是不公平的。

And Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya has fallen just short of breaking the two hour barrier for a marathon. He ran the fastest 42 kilometre race ever, clocking in at 2 hours and 25 seconds in Milan. The 32-year old smashed the previous record by more than 2 and a half minutes, which was recorded in 2014.

肯尼亚运动员埃鲁德·基普乔格差一点就打破了马拉松2小时大关。他在米兰用2小时25秒的成绩跑完了42公里，这是他的个人最好成绩。现年32岁的基普乔格跑出的成绩比2014年创造的世界全程马拉松纪录快了2分钟30秒。

1 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。

2 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

3 thaw   

v.（使）融化，（使）变得友善；n.融化，缓和

参考例句：

• The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
• The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。

4 rebate   

v./n.折扣，回扣，退款；vt.给...回扣，给...打折扣

参考例句：

• You can claim a rebate on your tax.你可以要求退回部分税款。
• Customers are to benefit from a rebate on their electricity bills.顾客将从他们的电费退费中得到实惠。

5 affordability   

可购性

参考例句：

• Performance-Based Logistics Affordability: Can We Afford Categorical Conversion to Performance-Based Acquisition? 基于性能的后期的可承受性：能否担负得起向基于性能的采办的无条件的转变？
• There would be no crisis of affordability, as't for food or clothing. 就想食物与服装一样，因为供给没有危机。

6 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

7 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

8 groves   

树丛，小树林( grove的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The early sun shone serenely on embrowned groves and still green fields. 朝阳宁静地照耀着已经发黄的树丛和还是一片绿色的田地。
• The trees grew more and more in groves and dotted with old yews. 那里的树木越来越多地长成了一簇簇的小丛林，还点缀着几棵老紫杉树。