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 Around 350 firefighters have spent the night battling a massive bushfire in the Adelaide Hills. The Sampson flat fire has scorched1 through 12,000 hectares of lands and destroyed at least 12 homes. It remains2 a potential threat with temperatures set to rise over the next couple of days.

Last night, hundreds of residents packed a community meeting in Labethal to be briefed about the fire.
 
The prime minister Tony Abbott has made a surprise visit at Baghdad to discuss ways to combat Islamic state militants3. Mr. Abbott was welcomed by Iraq’s prime minister and the two leaders military cooperation, including the training of Iraqi soldiers.
 
Bad weather is continuing to hamper4 the search for wreckage5 of the Air Asia plane that went down in the Java sea. Four more bodies have been retrieved6 from the search area, taking the total number of victims recovered to 34.
 
Pope Francis has continued his efforts to reform the Roman catholic church with the appointments of 20 new cardinals7 from diverse backgrounds. They come from countries including New Zealand, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Mexico and Thailand.
 
A man has been shot in Sydney’s CBD overnight. Police were called to Macquarie Street about half past ten after reports of shots. A man believed to be in his 30s was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Part of Macquarie Street was closed following the shooting, but the street has now reopened.

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1 scorched a5fdd52977662c80951e2b41c31587a0     
烧焦，烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（植物）枯萎，把…晒枯； 高速行驶； 枯焦
参考例句：
  • I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
  • The hot iron scorched the tablecloth. 热熨斗把桌布烫焦了。
2 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
3 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。
4 hamper oyGyk     
vt.妨碍，束缚，限制；n.(有盖的)大篮子
参考例句：
  • There are some apples in a picnic hamper.在野餐用的大篮子里有许多苹果。
  • The emergence of such problems seriously hamper the development of enterprises.这些问题的出现严重阻碍了企业的发展。
5 wreckage nMhzF     
n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏
参考例句：
  • They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
  • New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。
6 retrieved 1f81ff822b0877397035890c32e35843     
v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）
参考例句：
  • Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。 来自辞典例句
7 cardinals 8aa3d7ed97d6793c87fe821585838a4a     
红衣主教( cardinal的名词复数 )； 红衣凤头鸟（见于北美，雄鸟为鲜红色）； 基数
参考例句：
  • cardinals in scarlet robes 身披红袍的枢机主教
  • A conclave of cardinals was held to elect the new Pope. 红衣主教团举行了秘密会议来选举新教皇。

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