澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 15国结束RCEP谈判 希腊截获载41人移民货车

Australia has signed on to the world's biggest ever trade agreement. Fifteen Asia pacific countries wrapped up negotiations¹ at the ASEAN summit in Thailand, despite India holding out on the deal. The regional comprehensive economic partnership², or RCEP, has been in the works for seven years. It will cover almost 30% of global economic activity. It's expected the deal will be signed next year.

澳大利亚决定签署世界上有史以来规模最大的贸易协定。15个亚太国家在泰国举行的东盟峰会上圆满结束了这一协定的谈判，不过印度决定不加入该协议。区域全面经济伙伴关系协定（简称RCEP）已经筹备了七年之久。该协定将涵盖近30%的全球经济活动。预计这项协定将于明年正式签署。

41 people have been found alive in the back of a refrigerated truck in Greece. The discovery comes ten days after 39 bodies were found in a trailer in Essex, east of London. Police in Vietnam have now arrested eight more suspects in connection with those deaths, bringing the total number of those charged in Asia to 10.

希腊在一辆冷藏卡车中发现了41名偷渡者。在10天之前，位于伦敦以东的埃塞克斯郡在一辆挂车中发现了39具尸体。越南警方又逮捕了8名与这起死亡案件相关的嫌疑人，目前在亚洲遭到起诉的人数已达到10人。

The Royal Commission into the abuse of people with a disability has heard evidence of children being excluded and assaulted. The inquiry³ is examining Queensland's education system, during this week's public hearings in Townsville. Yesterday's the commission heard details of students being humiliated⁴, isolated⁵ and shamed at school. In one case a student with a disability was made to sit on a dog mat in case they wet themselves. The hearing continues today.

澳大利亚皇家委员会就虐待残疾人展开调查，调查听取了遭到排斥和殴打的儿童的证言。委员会将于本周在汤斯维尔举行的公开听证会上审查昆士兰州的教育制度。昨天，委员会在听证会上听取了学生在学校被侮辱、孤立和羞辱的细节。在其中一起案件中，一名残疾学生被要求坐在狗垫上，以防他们弄湿自已。听证会今天将继续举行。

And all eyes are on Melbourne today for the race that stops the nation. Clear skies are forecast — but last night's rain has left a soft track for the 159th Melbourne Cup at Flemington. 'Finche' is the favourite to take out the eight-million-dollar race with jockey Kerrin McEvoy chasing a record-equalling fourth Melbourne Cup win.

今天，所有人都在关注墨尔本，因为那里正在举行“让举国屏住呼吸的赛事”。天气预报称今天晴空万里，不过昨晚的雨水令弗莱明顿的赛道变得松软，那里是第159届墨尔本杯的举办地。赛马“始终如一”最有希望夺得这一奖金高达800万美元的赛事的冠军，而赛马骑师凯林·麦克沃伊则有希望追平四夺墨尔本杯的记录。

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

3 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

4 humiliated   

感到羞愧的

参考例句：

• Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present. 子女在客人面前举止失当，父母也失体面。
• He was ashamed and bitterly humiliated. 他感到羞耻，丢尽了面子。

5 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。