听遍美国政治新闻--澳大利亚收容所危机平静下来

Asylum Crises in Australia simmers down

Age is no barrier(1) to misery(2) in Australia’s detention(3) centers.This 14-year-old boy is among those asylum(4) seekers at western Australia’s port Headland facility who’ve sewn their lips together. Others making desperate(5) and futile(6) attempts to break out of the barbed wire【带刺的铁丝网】 compound. These scenes have put Australia under international scrutiny(7). Treasurer Peter Costello was forced on the defensive(8) during an interview with CNN.

Peter Costello: “They have good recreational(9) facilities ; they have very good medical care. ”

The governments tough stand appeared to have paid off. During a news conference immigration(10) minister Phillip Roderick was informed(11) that the Woomera hunger strike was over, but he declined(12) to call it a win.

Phillip Roderick: “I don’t think it’s appropriate(13) to call it a victory, I mean these are human issues.”

The end of the protest followed the intervention(14) of the governments independent immigration detention advisory group which went to Woomera to negotiate(15) with the detainees【被拘留者】.

“It was a very emotional(16) moment. And it really got me”. Refugee advocates(17) say Mr. Roderick must now offer concessions(18) in return for the inmate’s【被收容者】decision.

“They’ve shown good faith with the Australian people in stepping back and it’s time that we did too.”

And in more good news for the government the nine children at Woomera who were threatening to commit suicide have now also called off their protest. In Canborough Glenn Melton CNN News.


听音瓶颈词汇

1. barrier []n.阻碍；障碍
2. misery []n.悲剧；不幸
3. detention []n.拘留
4. asylum []n.庇护；避难所
5. desperate [ ]adj.孤注一投的
6. futile []adj.徒劳的
7. scrutiny [ ]n.详细的检查
8. defensive []adj.防卫的
9. recreational []adj.娱乐的
10. immigration []n.移民
11. inform []v.通知；告知
12. decline []v.拒绝
13. appropriate []adj.适当的
14. intervention []n.干涉；干预
15. negotiate []v.谈判；磋商
16. emotional []adj.情绪的；感人的
17. advocate []n.拥护者
18. concession [] n.让步

听音高级短语

break out of 摆脱
pay off 得到好回报
hunger strike 绝食抗议
in return for 作为…的补偿；回报
commit suicide 自杀
call off 取消

听音超级句型

…making desperate and futile attempts to break out of…
…进行各种绝望而无用的尝试以摆脱…

…was forced on the defensive during…
…在…时被迫显得有所防卫。

…appeared to have paid off.
…似乎已取得成效\回报。

They’ve shown good faith with…
他们对…充满信心。