澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 澳大利亚昆州洪灾后出现土传疾病 墨西哥大毒枭古兹曼在美国被判有罪

Border force and immigration chiefs have held emergency talks after legislation to fast-track medical transfers for asylum¹ seekers was passed last night. Home Affairs minister Peter Dutton has met with officials to put in place what he calls contingency² measures. It's the first time a government has lost a vote on its own legislation in 78 years with Labor³ securing the support of most of the crossbench to win 75 to 74.

边境部队和移民事务负责人举行紧急会谈，因为加速寻求庇护者医疗转运的法案在昨晚获得通过。澳大利亚内政部长彼得·达顿与官员会面，以落实他称之为的“紧急措施”。这是政府78年来首次在立法投票上失利，因为工党获得了大多数中立议员的支持，以75票对74票的结果获胜。

Two fires in north-eastern New South Wales have been downgraded to Watch and Act. An out-of-control blaze near the township of Tingha, east of Tenterfield remains⁴ a concern threatening a number of properties. The Rural Fire Service has confirmed structures near Tabulam were destroyed late yesterday.

新南威尔士州东北部地区的两起火灾已降级为“观察和行动”级别。滕特菲尔德东部城镇廷加附近的一起失控大火仍令人担心，因为其对多座房屋构成威胁。乡村消防局证实，塔比勒姆附近的建筑在昨天晚上被烧毁。

One person has died from a deadly soil-borne disease in the aftermath of the north Queensland flood disaster. Townsville authorities are warning more cases of meliodosis are expected. Nine confirmed cases are being treated in hospital.

昆士兰州北部地区发生洪灾之后出现致命性土传疾病，目前已造成1人死亡。汤斯维尔市有关部门警告称，可能将有更多人感染类鼻疽。9名确诊病人正在医院接受治疗。

Mexican drug cartel boss, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has been convicted of drug-trafficking in New York. The guilty verdict could put the 61-year-old behind bars for the rest of his life in a high-security US prison. Federal prosecutors⁵ say El Chapo's cartel amassed⁶ billions of dollars importing cocaine⁷, heroin⁸, methamphetamine and marijuana into the US.

绰号为“矮子”的墨西哥大毒枭乔奎恩·古兹曼在纽约被判贩毒罪名成立。这一有罪判决可能令现年61岁的古兹曼在美国戒备森严的监狱中度过余生。联邦检察官表示，“矮子”古兹曼的贩毒集团让价值数十亿美元的可卡因、海洛因、甲基苯丙胺和大麻流入美国。

1 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

2 contingency   

n.意外事件，可能性

参考例句：

• We should be prepared for any contingency.我们应该对任何应急情况有所准备。
• A fire in our warehouse was a contingency that we had not expected.库房的一场大火是我们始料未及的。

3 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。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 amassed   

v.积累，积聚( amass的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He amassed a fortune from silver mining. 他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
• They have amassed a fortune in just a few years. 他们在几年的时间里就聚集了一笔财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

8 heroin   

n.海洛因

参考例句：

• Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。
• Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.海洛因已从海上偷运出境。