英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-04-24

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Treasurer Joe Hockey is warning that next month's budget will include spending cuts, tougher means test and up-front(预付的） payments for government services. Mr. Hockey used a speech in Sydney last night to review some of the details from a commission of audit¹ report, which will be released in full next week.

Authorities this morning are trying to determine whether materials that were washed up on a beach south of Perth is in fact debris² from the missing Malaysian Airlines flight. The object is believed to be 2.5 meters long and metallic³. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is examining photographs of the object to determine whether further physical analysis is required.

Police have questioned AFL star Lance Buddy⁴ Franklin after he crashed into four parked cars in Sydney's east last night. A Rose Bay resident posted pictures on Twitter after spotting the Sydney Swan recruit talking to police. Franklin wasn't injured and returned a zero reading when breath tested.

A teenager has drowned while fishing with his younger brother at a lake in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. Police say the 16-year-old boy went into the water at Wentworth falls to retrieve⁵ a fish and then got into trouble. Police divers⁶ recovered his body late last night.

And rival Palestinian factions⁷, Fatah and Hamas, have announced a reconciliation⁸ deal after a meeting on the Gaza stripe. They agreed to begin negotiations⁹ to form a unity¹⁰ government within the coming weeks.

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1 audit
v.审计；查帐；核对；旁听
参考例句：
Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。 As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样，年度审计将在十二月份进行。

2 debris
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。 Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

3 metallic
adj.金属的；金属制的；含金属的；产金属的；像金属的
参考例句：
A sharp metallic note coming from the outside frightened me.外面传来尖锐铿锵的声音吓了我一跳。 He picked up a metallic ring last night.昨夜他捡了一个金属戒指。

4 buddy
n.（美口）密友，伙伴
参考例句：
Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？ Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

5 retrieve
vt.重新得到，收回；挽回，补救；检索
参考例句：
He was determined to retrieve his honor.他决心恢复名誉。 The men were trying to retrieve weapons left when the army abandoned the island.士兵们正试图找回军队从该岛撤退时留下的武器。

6 divers
adj.不同的；种种的
参考例句：
He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。 Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

7 factions
组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源 rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

8 reconciliation
n.和解，和谐，一致
参考例句：
He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。 Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

9 negotiations
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。

10 unity
n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调
参考例句：
When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。 We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

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