(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
A joyride in a stolen car has turned to tragedy with the deaths of two teenagers, south east of Melbourne. Another is fighting for her life after the stolen car they were travelling in crashed yesterday afternoon. An 18 year old girl and 16 year old boy died at the scene, a 17 year old girl is in a critical condition. It's alleged the driver of the stolen vehicle tried to flee but was held by a passer-by until police arrived. The 20 year old man is now in hospital under police guard.
The U-S justice department and the FBI will investigate the circumstances of the apparent suicide of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The 66 year old was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges involving underage girls, and was recently taken off suicide watch. The billionaire was found unresponsive in his New York prison cell on Saturday and was pronounced dead at hospital. His death has raised serious questions about how it could happen, and has left his accusers angry he will never face justice.
Two climbers have died in a suspected cliff fall in South Australia's Flinders Ranges. The bodies of the two Adelaide men were found by another climber at the Minaree climbing area at Wilpena pound yesterday afternoon. Emergency services are planning to retrieve of the bodies of the 62 year old and 44 year old from the remote region today. The area is about 450 kilometres north of Adelaide and is popular among climbers because of its challenging near-vertical one-thousand metre cliffs.
参考译文
驾驶偷来的汽车高速飞驰演变为悲剧,造成两名青少年在墨尔本东南部地区死亡
名誉扫地的金融家杰弗里·爱泼斯坦死于明显的自杀,美国司法部和美国联邦调查局将对此展开调查 。现年66岁的爱泼斯坦被控性交易未成年女孩,目前正在等候审判,他的自杀监视在不久前被解除 。周六,这位亿万富翁被发现在纽约监狱牢房中失去反应,随后被医院宣布死亡 。他的死亡引发了许多严肃问题,比如他是如何死亡的,同时也令原告气愤不已,因为他永远不用受到法律制裁了 。
南澳大利亚州的弗林德斯山脉疑似发生海蚀崖崩,致两名登山者死亡 。两名死者来自阿德莱德,他们的尸体于昨天下午在威尔潘纳地质盆地的Minaree攀登区被另一名登山者发现 。两名死者的年龄分别为62岁和44岁,应急服务机构计划今天从偏远地区收回二人的遗体 。事发地区位于阿德莱德以北约450英里处,因为极具挑战性的1000米高近乎垂直的悬崖而备受登山者的欢迎 。
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详细解释
重点讲解:
1. turn to 变为,变得;
Solids turn to liquids at certain temperatures.
在特定温度下固体会变成液体 。
2. fight for (为…而)斗争;努力争取;
Man must fi ght for his own existence.
人类必须为自己的生存奋斗 。
3. take off 撤销,取消(服务或娱乐);
The show was taken off because of poor audience figures.
该剧目因不卖座而停演了 。
4. because of 因为;由于;
The only reason I was divining for water was because of the drought.
我之所以探寻水源是因为发生了旱灾 。