澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 澳大利亚政府斥资17亿澳元订购新冠肺炎疫苗

There's a mixed reaction this morning to Victoria's roadmap to ease the state out of coronavirus lockdowns. The premier¹, Daniel Andrews, has announced plans to extend Melbourne's strict stage four lockdown by two weeks. Medical groups have welcomed the plan, while business has described it as a 'road to nowhere.'

The federal government has signed a one-point-seven billion dollar deal with pharmaceutical² companies to secure enough COVID-19 vaccinations³ for all Australians. Vulnerable people and frontline health care workers will be first in line. If the trials by the University of Oxford⁴ and University of Queensland are successful, the majority of the doses will be made locally. The roll out is expected to take most of 2021 and any excess vaccines⁵ will be donated or sold to other countries.

A nurse at Ipswich Hospital, west of Brisbane, has tested positive for coronavirus — sending more than 220 of her colleagues into quarantine. The nurse is said to have been in contact with a known case of COVID-19. The hospital remains⁶ open, but only for emergency cases.

Police are searching waters off port Lincoln in South Australia for two men who were onboard a boat that left nearby Coffin⁷ Bay on Thursday night. It's believed the boat ran into engine trouble late on Friday. Police boats and a search and rescue plane are scouring⁸ the area.

今天早上，人们对维多利亚州解除冠状病毒封锁措施的路线图反应不一。维州州长丹尼尔·安德鲁斯宣布计划，将墨尔本第四阶段严格的封锁措施延长两周。医疗组织对这一计划表示欢迎，但商业界称之为“无果之路”。

澳大利亚联邦政府与制药公司签署了一份价值17亿澳元的协议，旨在为所有澳大利亚人提供足够的新冠肺炎疫苗。弱势人群和一线卫生工作者将优先接种。如果牛津大学和昆士兰大学的试验成功，那大部分疫苗将在本土生产。预计2021年的大部分时间都将用来推广，剩余疫苗将捐赠或出售给其他国家。

布里斯班以西的伊普卫斯医院的一名护士检测出冠状病毒阳性，导致其220多名同事被隔离。据说该护士曾接触过一名新冠肺炎确诊患者。这家医院仍然开放，但只接受急诊病人。

警方正在南澳大利亚州林肯港附近水域搜寻两名男子，二人于周四晚上坐船离开科芬湾附近。据悉，这艘船在周五深夜遭遇引擎故障。多艘警船和一架搜救飞机正在该区域搜寻。

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

3 vaccinations   

n.种痘，接种( vaccination的名词复数 )；牛痘疤

参考例句：

• Vaccinations ensure one against diseases. 接种疫苗可以预防疾病。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting my turn at the doctor's. 在医生那儿候诊时，我读了一些关于接种疫苗的宣传。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

5 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

6 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。

7 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

8 scouring   

擦[洗]净，冲刷，洗涤

参考例句：

• The police are scouring the countryside for the escaped prisoners. 警察正在搜索整个乡村以捉拿逃犯。
• This is called the scouring train in wool processing. 这被称为羊毛加工中的洗涤系列。