澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 澳向美国寻求进口钢铁关税豁免权 意大利议会举行选举

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Hello Gemma Veness with the top stories from ABC News.

大家好，我是杰玛·威尼斯，下面是澳大利亚广播公司为您带来的重点新闻。

Australia is pleading its case with the Trump¹ administration to be spared heavy tariffs² that the US President is about to slap on steel imports. But China which will certainly be hit is taking a tougher stand. It's warning that it won't st?and by and let its interests suffer.

美国总统特朗普计划对进口钢铁征收重税，而澳大利亚则在向特朗普政府寻求关税豁免权。但是肯定会受到影响的中国则采取了更为强硬的立场。中国警告称，他们不会坐视本国利益遭受影响。

Voting is underway in Italy after a campaign marked by anger over the economy, unemployment and immigration. Pollsters have predicted that former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and his far-right allies could emerge as the largest bloc³ in parliament. The 81 year-old cannot himself hold public office until next year due to a tax fraud conviction.

在抗议经济、失业和移民问题的活动发生之后，意大利展开投票。民调专家预测称，前总理西尔维奥·贝卢斯科尼及其极右翼盟友可能成为议会中最大的政治集团。因为逃税罪名成立，现年81岁的贝卢斯科尼要到明年才能担任公职。

Tasmanian Labor⁴ leader Rebecca White is sticking by her policy to rid the state's hotels and clubs of poker⁵ machines despite her party's emphatic⁶ loss in the state election. The re-elected liberal party has vowed⁷ to keep the machines in pubs and clubs until 2043.

塔斯马尼亚工党领袖丽贝卡·怀特坚持清除该州酒店和俱乐部内的老虎机，虽然她所在政党在州选举中遭遇惨败。获得连任的自由党则承诺，将酒吧和俱乐部内的老虎机保留至2043年。

And there's widespread relief as rains continue to drench⁸ parts of drought-stricken western Queensland. While some celebrate the rain, others have missed out and are crossing their fingers for falls in the coming days.

雨水持续浸湿昆士兰州西部旱区，这令人颇感欣慰。虽然一些地区在庆祝降雨，但是其他地区则错过了降雨，这些地区的民众仍在祈祷未来几天会迎来降雨。