澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 墨尔本升级封锁措施 黎巴嫩首都发生大爆炸

Thousands of businesses across metropolitan¹ Melbourne are beginning their final day of trading before the strict lockdown begins at midnight tonight. Services, including retail², hairdressing and household cleaning, as well as lawn mowing³, will be shut down for six weeks and construction will also be limited. Overnight, details have been released of new permits required for workers in essential jobs to be allowed to move around the city.

墨尔本市数千家企业开始最后一天的交易活动，该市将从今晚午夜开始实施严格的封锁措施。包括零售、美发、家庭清洁以及草坪修剪在内的服务行业将停业6周，建筑业也将受限。关键岗位的工作人员需要取得新许可证才能出行，具体信息已于夜间发布。

At least 50 people are dead and thousands more injured after a massive explosion at the port area of Lebanon's capital, Beirut. The blast destroyed homes and offices as a large mushroom cloud erupted, shattering windows right across the city. The cause is not yet known, but the Lebanese government says it occurred in an area housing highly explosive materials. Hospitals have been overwhelmed with casualties, while Lebanon's Red Cross says many people are still trapped in their homes.

黎巴嫩首都贝鲁特港口区发生大规模爆炸，造成至少50人死亡，另有数千人受伤。现场升起巨型蘑菇云，爆炸摧毁了房屋和办公室，并震碎了整个城市的窗户。目前爆炸原因尚不清楚，但黎巴嫩政府表示，爆炸发生在存放高爆炸性材料的地区。因爆炸造成了大量伤亡，当地医院不堪重负，该国红十字会表示，仍有许多人被困在家中。

The federal government is expected to announce a package to help Melbourne childcare centres through the latest phase of coronavirus restrictions⁴. The city's childcare centres are being closed for six weeks as part of stage 4 COVID measures, except for vulnerable children and those deemed to be essential workers. The federal government has been in talks with the Victorian government after withdrawing its introduction of free childcare nationwide.

澳大利亚联邦政府将宣布一项计划，帮助墨尔本儿童保育中心度过冠状病毒限制措施的最新阶段。作为第四阶段新冠肺炎限制措施的一部分，该市的儿童保育中心将关闭6周，但弱势儿童和被认为是必要工作者的人除外。联邦政府终止在全国范围内推行免费托儿服务后，一直在与维多利亚州政府进行谈判。

1 metropolitan   

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

• Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
• Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

2 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

3 mowing   

n.割草，一次收割量，牧草地v.刈，割( mow的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The lawn needs mowing. 这草坪的草该割了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• "Do you use it for mowing?" “你是用它割草么？” 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

4 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制