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 Tributes have been flowing in for former New South Wales premier1 Neville Wran who's died after a long battle with dementia(痴呆）. He was 87 years old. The state's current Premier Mike Baird has described Mr. Wran as a towering figure in the New South Wales Labor2 party and the state.

 
In other news.
 
A man will face court tomorrow, charged with murdering two young girls in Melbourne's northeast. The bodies of the two sisters, who are both aged3 under ten, were discovered in a house in Watsonia yesterday afternoon. Police say the 35-year-old man was known to the girls.
 
The last communications for the South Korean ferry that sank last week have revealed panic and indecision by the crew. The death toll4 from the disaster has now climbed to 58 and more than 240 passengers and still missing. 
 
Russia has expressed outrage5 at a fatal shooting at eastern Ukraine, blaming on Ukrainian Nationals. Five people were reportedly killed in a shootout at a checkout6 manned by pro-Russian militants7. Pro-Russian groups are continuing to defy an internationally brokered8 deal ordering them to leave occupied government buildings.
 
And former American boxer9 Rubin Hurricane Carter, whose wrongful murder conviction caused an international outcry, has died at the age of seventy-six. Carter spent 19 years in jail for three murders in New Jersey10 in 1966. His plight(困境）was made famous in Bob Dylan's song “Hurricane”.

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1 premier R19z3     
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 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。
3 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的，陈年的
参考例句：
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
4 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。
5 outrage hvOyI     
n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒
参考例句：
  • When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
  • We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
6 checkout lwGzd1     
n.（超市等）收银台，付款处
参考例句：
  • Could you pay at the checkout.你能在结帐处付款吗。
  • A man was wheeling his shopping trolley to the checkout.一个男人正推着购物车向付款台走去。
7 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
8 brokered 34fcdb092f2087d98b80df4eb18bd6e1     
adj.由权力经纪人安排（或控制）的v.做掮客（或中人等）( broker的过去式和过去分词 )；作为权力经纪人进行谈判；以中间人等身份安排…
参考例句：
  • a peace plan brokered by the UN 由联合国出面协商的和平计划
  • Your husband brokered the deal to go in, transfrer the assets and get our man out. 你丈夫后来插了一脚，把生意都抢了过去，我们的人也被挤了出来。 来自电影对白
9 boxer sxKzdR     
n.制箱者，拳击手
参考例句：
  • The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
  • He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。
10 jersey Lp5zzo     
n.运动衫
参考例句：
  • He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
  • They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

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