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The Prime Minister Julia Gillard is this morning poised1 to announce a deal with the big miners on the super profits tax. It's understood the deal could include lifting the rate which the super profits tax kicks in. The headline rate of 40 percent may also be cut.

At least 35 people have been killed in three suicide attacks in a Muslim shrine2. More than 100 others were injured when bombers3 targeted the Sufi shrine in Lahore in the city in the country's east. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The International Cricket Council has given Cricket Australia until the end of August to offer another vice4 presidential candidate. The ICC has rejected the former prime minister John Howard’s bid for the job. Mr Howard has returned to Australia from Singapore but he's refusing to withdraw his nomination5.

Lawyers for former Queensland doctor Mohamed Haneef say a defamation6 case will only go ahead if a compensation settlement isn’t reached. Dr Haneef was arrested after failed terrorist attacks in London and Glasgow in 2007. He had his visa cancelled. But the case against him collapsed7.

And the Australian Medical Association says the Jayant Patel case could undermine confidence in doctors and surgeons across the country. Patel has been sentenced to seven years in jail for the manslaughter of three patients at Bundaberg’s Base Hospital between 2003 and 2005 as well as inflicting8 grievous bodily harm on a fourth man.


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1 poised SlhzBU     
a.摆好姿势不动的
参考例句：
  • The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
  • Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。
2 shrine 0yfw7     
n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣
参考例句：
  • The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
  • They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。
3 bombers 38202cf84a1722d1f7273ea32117f60d     
n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟
参考例句：
  • Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
5 nomination BHMxw     
n.提名，任命，提名权
参考例句：
  • John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
  • Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
6 defamation FY3zV     
n.诽谤；中伤
参考例句：
  • Character defamation can be either oral or written.人格诽谤既可以是口头的也可以是书面的。
  • The company sued for defamation.这个公司因受到诽谤而提起诉讼。
7 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
8 inflicting 1c8a133a3354bfc620e3c8d51b3126ae     
把…强加给，使承受，遭受( inflict的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • He was charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm. 他被控蓄意严重伤害他人身体。
  • It's impossible to do research without inflicting some pain on animals. 搞研究不让动物遭点罪是不可能的。

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