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 Treasurer Wayne Swan will outline billions of dollars in spending cuts when he hands down his budget update today. The updated figures are expected to show a $20 billion black hole in government revenues. The Government will need to make deep spending cuts to deliver its promised budget surplus next financial year.

 
In other news, Egyptians have begun voting in the first parliamentary elections since President Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February. Millions of people have queued at polling booths around the country. Officials say despite some minor1 hiccups2 the elections have been proceeding3 smoothly4.
 
Melbourne police have found a burnt-out car. They believe it belongs to a gunman who shot and wounded a man in inner city Brunswick late yesterday. The man who's believed to be a senior member of the outlaw5 motorcycle gang was shot several times in the chest outside a gym. He remains6 in a serious condition in hospital. Police are still searching for that gunman.
 
The flood threat is beginning to ease in northern New South Wales. Floodwaters are receding7 but more than 2,000 people remain isolated8. Helicopters are continuing to drop food and other essential supplies to properties cut off by the floods. More rain is forecast for the area tomorrow.
 
And Iraqi officials say suspected suicide car bomber9 has killed 11 people outside a prison near Baghdad. They say at least 15 people have been injured in the attack in the town of Taji. Security guards, prison staff and police officers were among the casualties.

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1 minor e7fzR     
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
参考例句：
  • The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
  • I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
2 hiccups 676e0be2b57aa5ea33888ece0384a16f     
n.嗝( hiccup的名词复数 )；连续地打嗝；暂时性的小问题；短暂的停顿v.嗝( hiccup的第三人称单数 )；连续地打嗝；暂时性的小问题；短暂的停顿
参考例句：
  • I cannot find a rhyme to "hiccups". 我不能找到和hiccups同韵的词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Can we rhyme 'hiccups'with 'pick-ups'? 我们能把‘hiccups’同‘pick－ups’放在一起押韵吗？ 来自辞典例句
3 proceeding Vktzvu     
n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报
参考例句：
  • This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
  • The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。
4 smoothly iiUzLG     
adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地
参考例句：
  • The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
  • Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
5 outlaw 1J0xG     
n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法
参考例句：
  • The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
  • The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。
6 remains 1kMzTy     
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 receding c22972dfbef8589fece6affb72f431d1     
v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 )；向后倾斜；自原处后退或避开别人的注视；尤指问题
参考例句：
  • Desperately he struck out after the receding lights of the yacht. 游艇的灯光渐去渐远，他拼命划水追赶。 来自辞典例句
  • Sounds produced by vehicles receding from us seem lower-pitched than usual. 渐渐远离我们的运载工具发出的声似乎比平常的音调低。 来自辞典例句
8 isolated bqmzTd     
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。
9 bomber vWwz7     
n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者
参考例句：
  • He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
  • Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

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