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 US President Barack Obama isn’t backing away from his call for Middle East peace negotiations1 based on those 1967 borders. But the president is trying to get Israel back on side. He’s told a powerful pro-Israeli lobby in Washington that the proposal is a mere2 starting point for negotiations and borders will be based on mutually agreed land swaps3. 

 
The Federal Government’s Climate Commission will release its first report today, warning the evidence of warming is stronger than ever. It says the latest data show sea levels could rise by up to one metre by the end of the century and the window for acting4 is rapidly closing. 
 
The Greens look likely to back a parliamentary inquiry5 into immigration detention6. The Opposition7 will move to set up a wide-ranging inquiry when Parliament resumes this week. The Greens say they will support an inquiry as long as it looks at mandatory8 detention. 
 
In an Australian first, New South Wales is set to introduce a mandatory life sentence for anyone who murders a police officer. The legislation will be introduced into Parliament this week. It has the backing of police, but civil liberties groups say it would erode9 judicial10 independence. 
 
And Europe’s air safety authorities are keeping a close eye on Iceland’s most active volcano. It’s erupted, sending a plume11 of smoke and ash across the country and closing the main airport. Authorities are worried the cloud could drift across Europe, causing airlines to ground flights.

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1 negotiations af4b5f3e98e178dd3c4bac64b625ecd0     
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 mere rC1xE     
adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过
参考例句：
  • That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
  • It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
3 swaps 7852508deb41ee8610612c888aea2f12     
交换( swap的名词复数 )； 交换物，被掉换者
参考例句：
  • He swaps his old car for a new motorcycle. 他用旧车换了一辆新摩托车。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
  • Swaps the anchor and end points of the current selection. 交换当前所选内容的定位点和结束点。
4 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
5 inquiry nbgzF     
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。
6 detention 1vhxk     
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
参考例句：
  • He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
  • He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
7 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
8 mandatory BjTyz     
adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者
参考例句：
  • It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
  • There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。
9 erode NmUyX     
v.侵蚀，腐蚀，使...减少、减弱或消失
参考例句：
  • Once exposed,soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain.一旦暴露在外，土壤很快就会被风雨侵蚀。
  • Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits.金融市场的竞争降低了利润。
10 judicial c3fxD     
adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的
参考例句：
  • He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
  • Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。
11 plume H2SzM     
n.羽毛；v.整理羽毛，骚首弄姿，用羽毛装饰
参考例句：
  • Her hat was adorned with a plume.她帽子上饰着羽毛。
  • He does not plume himself on these achievements.他并不因这些成就而自夸。

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