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Suburban¹ homes are being used to grow the majority of cannabis bought and sold in Australia. These so-called 'grow houses' can make profits of around two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in their first three months. Police say that Vietnamese crime syndicates are the biggest players.

郊区住宅现在正被用来大量种植大麻，并在澳大利亚进行大麻买卖。这些所谓的“大麻屋”前三个月可盈利约25万美元。警方表示，越南犯罪集团是最大的幕后推手。

Police are investigating a horrific crash on Brisbane's southside Moorooka that has claimed three lives. About eight o'clock last night, a car travelling on Ipswich road careered into oncoming traffic, crashing into two other vehicles. The 18-year-old driver of the first car and two occupants of one of the cars were killed. Five people in a third car escaped with minor² injuries.

布里斯班南部地区穆鲁卡发生一起可怕车祸，造成3人死亡，目前警方正在进行调查。昨晚8点左右，一辆车在伊普斯威奇路行驶时冲撞迎面驶来的车辆，与两辆车相撞。第一辆车的18岁司机和其中一辆车的两名乘坐者死亡。第三辆车中的5人只受轻伤，侥幸逃生。

Childcare providers that hike fees for parents could be named and shamed by the federal government. Major changes to childcare subsidies³ are now in effect, with the commonwealth⁴ covering up to 85 per cent of childcare costs. The overhaul⁵ will benefit an estimated one million families and about 300,000 households will be worse off. The education minister, Simon Birmingham has confirmed prices will be monitored closely.

增加父母需支付费用的儿童保育供应商可能被联邦政府点名批评。现在儿童保育补贴的重大变动已经生效，联邦政府将承担儿童保育费用的85%。这一调整将惠及约100万个家庭，而约30万家庭的情况则会变得更糟。教育部长西蒙·伯明翰证实，价格将被密切监控。

And soccer's World Cup host Russia has caused a major upset by eliminating the 2010 champion Spain. Spain took the lead from a Russian own goal in the 11th-minute but Russia equalised just before half-time from a penalty awarded for a Gerard Pique⁶ handball. There were no further goals and Russia won the subsequent penalty shoot-out four-three thanks to two saves by goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.

本届世界杯的东道主俄罗斯队淘汰2010年世界杯冠军西班牙队，大爆冷门。比赛第11分钟，西班牙因俄罗斯自摆乌龙以1比0领先，临近上半场结束时，西班牙队的杰拉德·皮克手球送点，俄罗斯罚进将比分扳成1比1平。随后两队均未能改写比分，双方进入点球大战，最终俄罗斯凭借守门员伊戈尔·阿金费耶夫扑出的两个点球，以4比3的比分淘汰西班牙。

1 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

2 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

3 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

5 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

6 pique   

v.伤害…的自尊心，使生气 n.不满，生气

参考例句：

• She went off in a fit of pique.她一赌气就走了。
• Tom finished the sentence with an air of pique.汤姆有些生气地说完这句话。