澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 澳前总理称遭同性婚姻支持者袭击 墨西哥地震救援紧张进行

Hello, Jason Om with the top stories on ABC News.

大家好，我是杰森·欧姆，澳大利亚广播公司为您报道重点新闻。

The former prime minister Tony Abbott says he was attacked by a same-sex marriage campaigner in Hobart. Mr Abbott says he was headbutted by a man wearing a vote yes badge after the man approached him to shake hands. Mr Abbott is in Tasmania campaigning for the no vote in the same-sex marriage postal¹ survey.

澳大利亚前总理托尼·阿博特表示，他在霍巴特遭到了一名同性婚姻活动人士的袭击。阿博特说，一名佩戴“投赞成票”胸章的男子走近和他握手，然后用头撞了他。阿博特目前正在塔斯马尼亚岛开展运动，呼吁大家在同性婚姻邮寄式公投中投反对票。

Rescue efforts are continuing in Mexico City after the devastating² earthquake, which left at least 245 people dead. Efforts have been focused on a city school where people are thought to be trapped under the rubble³. Volunteers have joined the rescue operation.

墨西哥发生毁灭性地震，造成至少245人死亡，目前墨西哥城的救援工作仍在继续进行。救援力量集中在市区一所小学，人们认为那里有人被困在废墟下。志愿者已加入到救援行动中。

One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts has admitted to signing a form which said he was a British citizen but says he did so without reading the document. The high court is examining senator Roberts' claim that he did everything he could to renounce⁴ his British citizenship⁵ before last year's federal election.

单一民族党参议员马尔科姆·罗伯茨承认，他签署了一份表明他拥有英国国籍的文件，但是他说那是在他没有阅读文件的情况下签署的。澳大利亚最高法院正在调查参议员罗伯茨的主张，罗伯茨说他在去年联邦选举前在放弃英国公民身份上竭尽了全力。

And three tiny meerkats have made their public debut⁶ at the national zoo and aquarium⁷ in Canberra. The pups spent their first four weeks hiding out with their parents in a burrow⁸, but are now becoming more adventurous⁹. In a few weeks' time, members of the public will be given the chance to name the new arrivals.

三只小猫鼬在堪培拉的国家动物园和水族馆首次公开亮相。在出生后的前四个星期，它们一直和父母躲在洞穴里，不过现在它们越来越大胆了。未来几周，民众将有机会为这三位新成员命名。

And those are the latest headlines from ABC News.

以上是澳大利亚广播公司为您报道的重点新闻。

1 postal   

adj.邮政的，邮局的

参考例句：

• A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

2 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

3 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

4 renounce   

v.放弃；拒绝承认，宣布与…断绝关系

参考例句：

• She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent.她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
• It was painful for him to renounce his son.宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。

5 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

6 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

7 aquarium   

n.水族馆，养鱼池，玻璃缸

参考例句：

• The first time I saw seals was in an aquarium.我第一次看见海豹是在水族馆里。
• I'm going to the aquarium with my parents this Sunday.这个星期天，我要和父母一起到水族馆去。

8 burrow   

vt.挖掘(洞穴)；钻进；vi.挖洞；翻寻；n.地洞

参考例句：

• Earthworms burrow deep into the subsoil.蚯蚓深深地钻进底土。
• The dog had chased a rabbit into its burrow.狗把兔子追进了洞穴。

9 adventurous   

adj.爱冒险的；惊心动魄的，惊险的，刺激的　

参考例句：

• I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.我很羨慕他们敢于冒险的生活方式。
• He was predestined to lead an adventurous life.他注定要过冒险的生活。