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Deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce's colleagues are continuing to defend his right to privacy. Mr Joyce's wife has released a statement after an article was published revealing Mr joyce and his former media adviser¹ are expecting a baby. Mrs Joyce says news her husband started an affair with a paid employee many months ago is devastating².

澳大利亚副总理巴纳比·乔伊斯的同僚在继续捍卫他的隐私权。媒体曝出乔伊斯和他的前媒体顾问将迎来“爱的结晶”，随后乔伊斯的妻子发表了声明。乔伊斯妻子表示，媒体曝光她丈夫在多个月以前开始和下属发展婚外情一事对她造成了毁灭性打击。

A man has died in inner Sydney after falling from a balcony as police were trying to arrest him. 31 year old Patrick Fisher was wanted on outstanding warrants for stealing and assault. Neighbours and relatives say Mr Fisher slipped and fell from the 13th floor balcony as he tried to climb down to another unit.

一名男子从悉尼内城区一个阳台上坠落后死亡，当时他正在试图躲避警方的逮捕。31岁的帕特里克·费舍尔因盗窃和殴打等罪名被通缉。费舍尔的邻居和亲属表示，他在试图从13层阳台往下爬并逃往另一座建筑时，脚下打滑，从阳台坠落。

Aftershocks continue to rattle³ Taiwan after a strong earthquake killed at least four people and injured more than 200. Dozens of people are still missing with most believed to be trapped in buildings that partially⁴ collapsed⁵ when the quake struck in the middle of the night. The earthquake measured six point four and happened near the small city of Hualien.

台湾发生强震，造成至少4人死亡，另有200余人受伤，之后余震不断。地震发生在午夜时分，目前仍有数十人失踪，据信大多数失踪人员被困在部分倾斜的大楼里。这起地震的规模为6.4级，发生在小城市花莲附近。

And SpaceX has launched its biggest-ever rocket on its way past Mars. The company's owner Elon Musk⁶ hopes the Falcon⁷ Heavy rocket will achieve an orbit around the sun, and pass by Mars within six-months.

SpaceX将其威力最大的火箭送往火星。该公司老板埃隆·马斯克希望“猎鹰重型”运载火箭能进入绕太阳飞行的轨道，并在6个月内经过火星。

1 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

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 rattle   

v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓

参考例句：

• The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。
• She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

4 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

5 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

6 musk   

n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物，香猫

参考例句：

• Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
• She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。

7 falcon   

n.隼，猎鹰

参考例句：

• The falcon was twice his size with pouted feathers.鹰张开羽毛比两只鹰还大。
• The boys went hunting with their falcon.男孩子们带着猎鹰出去打猎了。