澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 墨西哥输油管道爆炸致70余人死亡 特朗普提政府"开门"方案

Hello, Mirian Carol with the top stories on ABC News.

大家好，我是米莉安·卡罗尔，澳大利亚广播公司为您报道重点新闻。

The prime minister has suggested there may be scope to change the Liberal party's pre-selection processes after the next election. The Liberals have been criticised for the low number of women in its parliamentary ranks. It comes after one of the party's most senior women, minister Kelly O'Dwyer announced she won't contest the next election so that she can spend more time with her family.

澳大利亚首相表示，在下次大选之后，可能有机会更改自由党的预选程序。自由党因议会席位中女性议员人数少而饱受指责。此前，自由党其中一名最资深女议员凯莉·奥德维尔部长宣布将不会参加下次大选，这样她就能花更多时间来陪伴家人。

Authorities say more than 70 people have been killed after a pipeline¹ in central Mexico exploded. Government officials say the pipeline was ruptured² by suspected fuel thieves and exploded while people were filling containers.

墨西哥有关部门表示，墨西哥中部地区发生管道爆炸事故，造成超过70人死亡。政府官员表示，该管道被疑似偷油贼破坏，在人们装油时发生爆炸。

US president Donald Trump³ has announced a plan to end the government shutdown and solve the US immigration crisis. He's offered more than 1.1 billion dollars for urgent humanitarian⁴ assistance as well as funding for drug detection capabilities⁵ at the border and extra border security agents. The US president refused to budge⁶ on his signature border wall policy, proposing almost 8-billion dollars in funding for the steel barrier.

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普宣布了一项终结政府关门并解决美国移民危机的计划。他已经拨款超过11亿美元，作为紧急人道主义援助以及边境药物检测和额外边境安全人员的资金。美国总统拒绝就他提出的边境墙政策作出让步，他建议为这一钢筋屏障拨款近80亿美元。

Australian Ash Barty is through to the quarter finals at the Australian Open after beating Maria Sharapova. Barty lost the first set but fought back to win the match.

澳大利亚网球选手阿什格雷·巴蒂击败玛利亚·莎拉波娃，闯进澳大利亚网球公开赛八强。巴蒂在先输一盘的情况下成功翻盘，最终赢下比赛。

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1 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

2 ruptured   

v.（使）破裂( rupture的过去式和过去分词 )；（使体内组织等）断裂；使（友好关系）破裂；使绝交

参考例句：

• They reported that the pipeline had ruptured. 他们报告说管道已经破裂了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The wall through Berlin was finally ruptured, prefiguring the reunification of Germany. 柏林墙终于倒塌了，预示着德国的重新统一。 来自辞典例句

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

5 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

6 budge   

v.移动一点儿；改变立场

参考例句：

• We tried to lift the rock but it wouldn't budge.我们试图把大石头抬起来，但它连动都没动一下。
• She wouldn't budge on the issue.她在这个问题上不肯让步。