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 Opposition leader will Tony Abbott wil respond to labor1's decision to axe2 the baby bonus in his budget reply speech tonight. Scrapping3 the five thousand-dollar payment is all part of a raft of savings4 which the coalition5 is unlikely to oppose. Mr.Abbott is also expected to give some details about how a coalition will pay for promised tax cuts.

 
Federal MP Craig Thomson has decided6 to recontest the next election as an independent candidate. Mr.Thomson says he'll resign from the labor party today, he is facing criminal fraud charges but says he is confident he'll be cleared.
 
American scientists are hailing a breakthrough in human cloning. They've used cloned embryos7 as a source of stem cells which can be used to grow new human tissue. Trials are already taking place using stem cells from donated embryos to restore people's sight.
 
The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution comdemning Syria for human rights violations8 and calling for transitional government. It's also called for unrestricted excess to investigate concerns about chemical weapons. Syria's death toll9 has now risen to 80,000.
 
In the U.S, lawyers for the man accused of holding three women captive for a decade say he'll plead not guilty to all charges. Ariel Castro is accused of kidnapping and raping10 the women, one of whom bore his child in captivity11. His lawyers say he is not a monster and have urged the public not to judge him.

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1 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
2 axe 2oVyI     
n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减
参考例句：
  • Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
  • The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。
3 scrapping 6327b12f2e69f7c7fd6f72afe416a20a     
刮，切除坯体余泥
参考例句：
  • He was always scrapping at school. 他在学校总打架。
  • These two dogs are always scrapping. 这两条狗总是打架。
4 savings ZjbzGu     
n.存款，储蓄
参考例句：
  • I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
  • By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。
5 coalition pWlyi     
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
  • The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
  • Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
6 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
7 embryos 0e62a67414ef42288b74539e591aa30a     
n.晶胚；胚，胚胎( embryo的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Somatic cells of angiosperms enter a regenerative phase and behave like embryos. 被子植物体细胞进入一个生殖阶段，而且其行为象胚。 来自辞典例句
  • Evolution can explain why human embryos look like gilled fishes. 进化论能够解释为什么人类的胚胎看起来象除去了内脏的鱼一样。 来自辞典例句
8 violations 403b65677d39097086593415b650ca21     
违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸
参考例句：
  • This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
  • These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
9 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
10 raping 4f9bdcc4468fbfd7a8114c83498f4f61     
v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的现在分词 )；强奸
参考例句：
  • In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace. 作为报复，查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼，奸淫杀戮平民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The conquerors marched on, burning, killing, raping and plundering as they went. 征服者所到之处烧杀奸掠，无所不做。 来自互联网
11 captivity qrJzv     
n.囚禁；被俘；束缚
参考例句：
  • A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
  • He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。

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