用法学习: 1. The Bachelor持续发酵: Two weeks before the finale aired on television, Blake broke up with Sam because he knew he had strong feelings for Louise. "What ... didn't end (after the taping) was the love I felt for Lou and as much as I tried to file it away( file away to put a document away in a file. All the relevant documents are filed away with the property deeds. file something away (from something) and file something off ((of) something); file something off 束之高阁, 磨去 to remove something from something else by filing. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) The dentist filed the sharp point away from the tooth. The dentist filed away the sharp point from the tooth. The dentist filed the point off.), it kept growing," said Blake. "It wasn't fair to carry on with everything. It wasn't fair to Sam, and while she didn't know it, it wasn't fair to Lou, or myself. 2. 悉尼机场国际乘客下滑: The strength in internal travel will be a fillip ([ˈfɪlɪp] something that improves a situation or that encourages someone. ) for Qantas and Virgin Australia, which make the lion's share of their earnings from the domestic market. Qantas has frozen growth in capacity in the domestic market for the first six months of this financial year, while Virgin has also shown signs of moderating growth. Virgin does not reveal forecasts for capacity. Sydney Airport is banking on budget airlines from Asia to continue to help boost growth in international passengers. 3. An inquest has been tasked with determining if "adequate treatment" was provided to the 35-year-old Picnic Point man, who presented himself to the emergency room only days after receiving a kidney transplant at the same hospital. The inquiry had previously heard Wood's body apparently began to reject 抗拒 the kidney within four days of the August 19 operation. Wood returned to the hospital on August 31 suffering from severe abdominal pain. Dr Muralitharan said he believed the case had been treated with the appropriate amount of urgency. 4. A studio audience has laughed mockingly at reality TV star Blake Garvey as he opened up for the first time about his relationship with dumped Bachelor contestant Louise Pillidge tonight. Garvey, who has become widely reviled ( revile [rɪˈvaɪl] to hate and criticize someone or something very much. Reviled as traitors, they now want to leave the country. ) across Australia since ending his short-lived engagement to the reality show's winner Sam Frost, hit out 呛声 at Channel 10's The Project, saying the program had not helped his image when it inserted laughter behind their original exclusive interview with him. "That's not a laugh track, that's people's natural reaction," host Carrie Bickmore snapped back (bite back) 回呛 tonight. The show's live studio audience giggled as Pillidge told that she believed Garvey had voted her off the show to protect her. "I wouldn't be true to myself if I didn't give it one last try," she said. "When I raised my suspicions with him, he flat-out denied it," Frost, the winner, said. In a bid to keep the ratings-winning story going, tomorrow night's The Project will also interview another of the show's runners up, Lisa Hyde, who says Garvey approached 接近, 接触, 联系 her after the show ended to see if she still had any feelings for him. 5. smidgen = smidgeon [ˈsmɪdʒ(ə)n] a very small amount of something. smirk [smɜ:(r)k] 得意的笑, 幸灾乐祸的笑 I. to smile in an unpleasant way because something bad has happened to someone else, or because you think you have achieved an advantage over them. To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous. n. I. An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful. II. 假笑, 傻笑. A forced or affected smile; a simper. shit-eating grin 自以为是的笑, 尴尬的笑, 自我满足的笑 (idiomatic, vulgar) A broad smile indicating self-awareness that may suggest self-satisfaction, smugness, discomfort, or embarrassment. Usage notes: The term is ambiguous and may indicate either a genuine broad smile (e.g. smug happiness) or a fake broad smile (e.g. trying to hide or get away with something). cocksure 臭屁的, 过度自信的 (informal) too confident; overconfident. very confident in an annoying way. I thought myself cocksure of the horse which he readily promised me. 6. sociopath [ˈsəuʃiəuˌpæθ] 反社会者, 精神变态者. someone whose personality makes them behave in ways that are dangerous to other people. A person with an antisocial personality disorder, exhibiting antisocial behavior that usually is the result of social and environmental factors in the person's early life. in the know 知情的人, 熟悉情况的人 Informed, aware. Those in the know don't shop at that kind of store. Anyone who is in the know doesn't shop there. He appears in the know about such matters. divide and rule 鼓动内讧, 先分裂再征服 to keep control over people who might oppose you, by encouraging disagreement or fighting among them. The empire was maintained through a strategy of divide and rule. In politics and sociology, divide and rule (or divide and conquer) is gaining and maintaining power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into pieces that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy. The concept refers to a strategy that breaks up existing power structures and prevents smaller power groups from linking up. divide your time between 平均分配, 均摊 to do one thing or be in one place for some of the time, and to do another thing or be in another place for the rest of the time. She divides her time between teaching and research. divide along party/religious/ethnic etc lines 据种族\宗教信仰等站队 (=according to your political party, religion, race etc): MPs look certain to divide along party lines. divide something into pairs/groups/parts etc: Divide the class into three groups. In computer science, divide and conquer (D&C) is an algorithm design paradigm based on multi-branched recursion. A divide and conquer algorithm works by recursively breaking down a problem into two or more sub-problems of the same (or related) type, until these become simple enough to be solved directly. The solutions to the sub-problems are then combined to give a solution to the original problem. 7. ahead of something ahead or on target with one's work schedule or responsibilities. (be ~; get ~; keep ~; remain ~; stay ~.) By the end of the week, I usually can get ahead of my duties, but not by much. Jerry can't seem to get ahead of his work. under-resourced 资源不足的, 资金不足的 not provided with as much money or as many staff, materials, etc. as are needed. Provided with insufficient resources. Nurses are overstretched 抻展了 and the hospital is seriously under-resourced. under-resourced schools. agitated ['adʒɪteɪtɪd] I. feeling or appearing troubled or nervous. "there's no point getting agitated". hallucinate [həˈlu:sɪneɪt] 产生幻觉, 幻听的 to see or hear something that is not really there, especially because of an illness or the effect of drugs. To seem to perceive things (with one or more of one's senses) which are not really present; to have visions; to experience a hallucination. She was hallucinating, talking to herself. 8. After nine years of enthralling ( entral [ɪnˈθrɔ:l] to make you so interested in or excited by something that you give it all your attention. This is a story that enthrals listeners from beginning to end. ) rugby league fans with his amazing journey from a housing commission 政府公屋 kid to one of the game's elite players, Parramatta fullback Jarryd Hayne has quit the NRL to pursue his dream of playing NFL. The news came as a jolt ( jolt [dʒəult] I. a sudden strong feeling that does not last long, especially one of surprise or fear. I realized with a jolt that she was staring at me. a jolt of surprise. a. a shock. This announcement will be a jolt to investors. II. a sudden violent movement. III. a sudden strong increase in energy. a jolt of electricity. v. [intransitive/transitive] to move with a sudden violent movement, or to make something move like this. The bus jolted to a stop. Another earthquake jolted the city yesterday. II. [transitive] to shock someone so that they suddenly change what they are doing or thinking. The alarm jolted me out of a deep sleep. a. to shock someone so that they feel a sudden emotional reaction. ) to the heart of Eels fans and has sent shockwaves around the code. But here we celebrate the rollercoaster ride of the Hayne Plane - from his debut in 2006 and his dice with death ( dice with death 冒死的, 赌上生命的 to do something very dangerous (often in continuous tenses). To do or perform an activity which is very risky, or dangerous, and could even cause one's death. By now, I think everyone is aware that to drink and drive is to dice with death. You're dicing with death driving at that sort of speed on icy roads. ) shooting experience in 2008, through to his two Dally M Medals and commanding performance in the 2014 State of Origin series. Hayne was peerless傲视同侪的, 无以匹敌的 in 2009 as he lifted the Eels from a mid-table position ( mid-table 中游的, 不好不赖的 medium rank in the standings, not a top or bottom team. Pre-season predictions often describe each of the 20 Premier League teams in one of the following terms: 'title contenders 有力竞争者', 'competing for Europe', 'mid-table team' and 'relegation candidates降级候选'. Three of the four are relatively tangible, and teams can eventually be assessed on whether they won the league, qualified for Europe or avoided relegation. A mid-table position is slightly harder to define. In theory, this should be anywhere between 9th and 12th in the table, but the reality is that teams in these positions needn't necessarily have been safe from relegation, nor out of the running for Europe. ) to grand finalists. 8. appetizing 让人有食欲的.
Kiwis slam斥责 Aussie juniors' haka response: New Zealand rugby league bosses have criticised Australia's "disrespectful" response to the traditional haka(A haka (plural is the same as singular: haka) is a traditional ancestral war cry, dance or challenge from the Māori people of New Zealand. It is a posture dance performed by a group, with vigorous movements and stamping跺脚 of the feet with rhythmically shouted accompaniment. War haka were originally performed by warriors before a battle, proclaiming their strength and prowess in order to intimidate the opposition, but haka are also performed for various reasons: for welcoming distinguished guests, or to acknowledge great achievements, occasions or funerals, and kapa haka performance groups are very common in schools. New Zealand sports teams practice of performing a haka before their international matches has made the dance more widely known around the world. A battle cry is a yell or chant taken up in battle, usually by members of the same military unit. Battle cries are not necessarily articulate, although they often aim to invoke patriotic 爱国情感 or religious sentiment. Their purpose is a combination of arousing aggression and esprit de corps on one's own side and causing intimidation on the hostile side.) pre-match challenge after it almost sparked an all-in 一哄而上的 brawl at a junior international in Auckland. The Junior Kangaroos linked arms and advanced as their New Zealand counterparts performed the ritual ahead of the match on Sunday, resulting in what appeared to be a particularly aggressive haka. The under-20s players were literally nose-to-nose and shoving 推搡 each other as officials scrambled to defuse the situation. "In regard to the actions of the Australian boys to walk up and get in the New Zealand boys faces( be/get in someone's face (slang) to behave in a confrontational or annoyingly direct or persistent manner toward someone. ), that was really provocative 挑衅的 and disrespectful," he told Fairfax New Zealand. He said the haka was an expression of cultural pride, "not a situation where you're looking to fight". Footage of the incident on Youtube, which already had in excess of 100,000 views, suggested culpability on both sides - the Australians encroaching into the New Zealand half but the Junior Kiwi touching and jostling 推搡 several opposition players. Towards the end of the haka officials are seen to be separating players 试图分开 from both teams as the incident threatened to boil over. An NRL spokesperson told AAP however it would not be following up the matter. As far as the match was concerned The Junior Kiwis had the last laugh, winning 15-14.
Angie looking forward to 'time away from Brad' on Aussie trip: It's been two months since Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt got hitched and Ange is already planning some much needed "me" time独处时间. A family friend said that the mother-of-six is "absolutely running on empty" and looking forward to her trip to Australia this November to "unwind"放松. "She can't wait to get away from it all and enjoy some alone time," a close friend told the magazine. "Even if it's just relaxing in a hotel room and catching up on some sleep补觉, 补睡眠. "While it may seem odd to want to spend time away from your new husband, it's not like Brad's new on the scene不是第一次, 不是新手." The source also added that Ange needs time away from 50-year-old Brad's rumoured flirt-fest with his By the Sea co-star Mélanie Laurent. "Angie wants a break to get away from the awkward scene that's going on between Brad and Melanie," the friend said. "It's totally infuriated her watching Melanie flirt-up a storm ( up a storm I. Fig. [doing or making] a great amount with fury or intensity. (cook ~; gab ~; sing ~; kick ~; talk ~.) Whenever we get together, we always talk up a storm. Everyone was gabbing up a storm and didn't hear the chairman come in. II. 卖力的 with a lot of energy. Her dog barks up a storm every time the phone rings. They were sitting in a corner, talking up a storm.) with Brad right under her nose在眼皮底下, . "Even though she trusts Brad, she can't help but wonder if they ever did have something going on when they filmed Inglorious Basterds [in 2008]. "She wants some time alone to sort out her head and prepare for her next movie. But one thing's for sure — she won't be casting Melanie anytime soon." Brad will often disappear on his motorbike for some 'me time', but Angelina usually has to be forced." Meanwhile Brad, who is currently promoting his war flick Fury, called his recent honeymoon with Ange "dysfunctional" since they spent it filming their new movie By the Sea. 啤酒助性: A pint of beer a day 'can double men's fertility': But coffee and being vegetarian cuts odds 几率 of conceiving: But the same study showed that if you want to start a family, it could be a good idea to cut down on coffee – as just two cups a day seemed to slash a couple's odds of having a baby. A second study has also shown that vegetarians have lower sperm counts 个数 than other men - with the sperm they made was of poorer quality.
中国猎狐计划: China is seeking the extradition and seizure of assets没收财产 of corrupt officials who have fled to Australia with illicit funds running into the hundreds of millions of dollars. In an unprecedented joint operation with its Chinese counterparts, the Australian Federal Police is poised to make their first forfeiture 罚没 of assets within weeks, having agreed on a priority list of alleged economic fugitives经济逃犯 who have taken root 扎根 in Australia – identified by Beijing as one of the most popular outlets for corrupt Chinese money. Among the suspects identified by the AFP are naturalised 已归化的 Australian citizens and permanent residents who for years have laundered money under the guise of being genuine investment or business migrants from China. They don't all of a sudden leave overnight and take a bag of money with them. In some cases they're very carefully planned," Commander Bruce Hill, the manager of the AFP's operations in Asia, told Fairfax Media. A typical scenario involves officials sending their spouse and children overseas, often using them as a conduit (conduit [ˈkondjuɪt] 管道, 渠道 British English [ˈkondɪt] I. a pipe or passage that water flows through to go from one place to another. II. formal a person, place, or system that is used for passing goods or information from one group of people to another. III. a plastic tube that covers and protects wires. ) to shift assets offshore. With barely any assets to their name, the so-called "naked official" – as is the popular term for them in China – is then able to join their family overseas at the first whiff 嗅到一丝不对 ( I. a slight smell of something. Opening the door, she caught a whiff of cigarette smoke. II. mainly literary a slight amount or sign of something. a whiff of danger. ) of trouble. "As time goes on, they start to put [their funds] into legitimate assets such as houses and property and shares and bank accounts and then the money becomes their wealth," Mr Hill, who is based in Beijing, said. "But it's never been their money to start with in the first place; it's the corrupt money flowing out of China." The sums of money believed to have been spirited out ( spirit 带走 to take someone or something away suddenly but without being noticed. Protesters were spirited away before they could cause a disruption. ) from China are staggering吓死人的. The Washington-based Global Financial Integrity group, which analyses illicit financial flows, estimates about $US3 trillion flowed out of China illegally between 2005 and 2011 alone. Since taking power 上台执政 in November 2012, President Xi Jinping has directed a wide-ranging anti-corruption drive aimed at regaining credibility from a public disillusioned with endemic graft in the Communist Party, while also striking fear into his opponents心生畏惧. The impetus ( [ˈɪmpɪtəs] I. 推动力. 促进力. a force that helps something to happen or develop more quickly. impetus for: The committee's report may provide further impetus for reform. gain/lose impetus: The peace process has been steadily gaining impetus. give/add/bring impetus to something: The document will give fresh impetus to the debate. II. physics 动力. a force that makes a moving object able to continue moving at the same velocity (=speed), despite any resistance (=force that slows things down). ) for the joint operation has come from a campaign launched in July – called Operation Fox Hunt – to track down corrupt officials overseas, and to deter others 震慑, 威慑, 杀一儆百 from absconding( abscond [əbˈskond] 逃跑, 逃脱, 出逃 I. to escape from a place where you are being kept as a punishment. He was put into jail but absconded within a few days. II. to suddenly leave a place and take something with you that does not belong to you. abscond with: One of the bank's employees had absconded with the cash.). "It's extremely difficult for public servants to go abroad now," said Lin Zhe, an anti-corruption expert at the ruling Communist Party's in-house training institution, the Central Party School. "The passports of department heads and above are withheld by the Organisation Department. When I first came to the Central Party School, there were many [international] exchanges, but this rarely happens now." The priority list agreed between the Ministry of Public Security and the AFP was culled from a broader list of( cull I. to collect something such as information from different places. recipes culled from magazines. II. to kill animals deliberately, especially in order to stop the population from becoming too large. ) "less than a hundred people", Mr Hill said, adding that the assets being pursued by China in Australia were in the "many hundreds of millions of dollars". It is understood that there are no "senior" party officials or other politically sensitive names on the agreed priority list, but sources with knowledge of the matter believe China, once emboldened by the success of the current operation, may push to act on 采取行动 suspects in "grey areas". Mr Hill said the AFP was not party to ( be (a) party to sth to be involved in something, especially something bad. a participant in something; someone who is involved in something. I refuse to be a party to your dishonest plan! ) any information Chinese investigators may hold relating to Communist Party links a suspect may have. "We only see what's on face value, this person has committed an offence," he said. "There is a human rights side; we need to make sure that we're monitoring that as well, that this is not done for political expediency 私利, 权益, 方便 ( [ɪkˈspi:diənsi] the use of methods that produce an immediate result or solution to a problem, but may not be fair or honest. ) where we can." The federal government's Significant Investor Visa scheme has proven overwhelmingly popular among Chinese investors, who account for 90 per cent of applicants so far. But the difficulty in verifying the source of Chinese income, had seen delays in approvals. In announcing a new "premium" investor visa last week, which allows applicants who invest $15 million to gain permanent residency after one year, the government said it would "strengthen integrity measures" to ensure the migration programme was not misused. Asked if the new visa class could lead to more corrupt officials fleeing to China, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said it hoped to work with Australia to "trace fugitives and retrieve embezzlement 赃款 from overseas". "The corrupt should find no safe haven in foreign countries," he said. With an extradition treaty with China yet to be ratified, Australia ranks high among the preferred destinations for Chinese economic fugitives, along with the United States and Canada. The Attorney-General can consider extradition requests for offences under the United Nations Convention against Corruption, which Australia and China are both parties to. But immigration protection laws mean those accused have a series of claims, including applying for asylum, to prevent facing court back in China. "All criminals will always go where the weakest link is," Mr Hill said. "In the interim we're trying to develop strategies to make sure these people don't think they can just go to Australia and live happily ever after."
AFL Start 转战 NFL: On his arrival in Los Angeles, there was no Hollywood entrance for Jarryd Hayne – not even a blip ( blip I. [usually singular] informal a minor problem or delay that does not last very long. Analysts described the drop in share prices as a temporary blip. II. a small flashing light on a computer screen or similar piece of equipment. ) on the NFL radar as he tries to do what many believe is impossible. Instead, there was just a modest reception of Australian media. LAX is used to celebrities but Hayne earned mostly quizzical glances ( quizzical [ˈkwɪzɪk(ə)l] 迷惑不解的 showing that you are confused or surprised by something, and perhaps that you think it is rather strange and funny. a quizzical expression. He looked up at her quizzically. ) from onlookers. As they asked who he was, the answer only had them more befuddled. Thrown into obscurity. No TMZ moment. No ESPN Sportscentre. Just a dual Dally M medal winner on a personal quest(quest I. a long difficult search. II. computing 诉求. an aim you need to achieve in a computer game.). It was very un-American and very un-NFL. But the former Parramatta star doesn't expect the red carpet treatment and at this stage has seemingly failed to practice the NFL style of selling oneself like the Richard Shermans of the world. But Hayne, who hopes to become a running back, didn't blow his own trumpet自我吹嘘, something American journalists might have been taken aback by, had they turned up. "I am just here to train in LA and let the rest of it look after itself其他的就管不到了," he said. "There is obviously a lot of speculation ... I just want to remain focused. I know why I am here." While Hayne's plans beyond the first week in the US are not firm 敲定 yet, he will almost certainly be back in Australia at some stage in the next three months. He confirmed that he entered the US on a tourist visa, meaning he cannot "work", and can stay for up to three months. In effect, any "deal" signed would be against the law unless a special visa was applied for and granted by immigration officials. Meanwhile, the 26-year-old will try to normalise his sleep pattern and start training as soon as possible. "We will do bits and pieces over the next 24 to 48 hours and then by day three do some hard stuff," he said. Hayne admitted he did not want to jump into anything too quickly, before he was at his peak in the newsurroundings新环境. He has begun the study of his new sport, poring over playbooks(pore over something to look over something carefully. She pored over the reports, looking for errors. I need to take a few hours to pore over these contracts and see if they are ready to be signed.) to familiarise himself with patterns and schemes(A rhyme scheme 押韵格式 is the pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with each other. Therefore, it is the pattern of end rhymes or lines.). However, he will first need to master the basics, such as running nearly as fast as an Olympian in heavy pads and a peripheral vision-reducing helmet, and holding – and protecting fiercely – a smaller ball. American NFL teams don't give you a "do over".
Julia Gillard on Gough Whitlam: a giant of his era, he will live on in our nation: A man of the highest political courage, our former prime minister transformed Australia and we are in his debt. Among the many changes I lived through last year was the physicality 体力劳动 ( (ˌfɪzɪˈkælɪtɪ) n I. the state or quality of being physical. II. the physical characteristics of a person, object, etc. ) of moving house. The sorting of possessions, the packing and unpacking of boxes. Whether or not you welcome it, moving house requires you to make choices about the past as you move into the future. What of all of your bits of stuff is truly valued真正有价值的? What should be left behind? For me, one choice was easy. On the wall of my study is a framed "It's time" poster. On it Gough Whitlam most generously inscribed "To a worthy successor". I cherish it so much. My earliest political memory is of attending in 1975 a tub-thumping ( tub-thump To argue for or promote something vigorously: "is tub-thumping for a six-month limit on the legislative session". tub-thumping 软硬兼施的, 威逼利诱的 (British) speech or behaviour that is intended to force people to support an idea or plan. Far too much tub-thumping goes on during these debates. ) campaign rally with my father in Adelaide. Apart from the great man himself, Bob Hawke and Don Dunstan inspired the crowd. I do not remember the content of the speeches. Attending as an early teenager, I doubt the words ever took deep root 深深扎根于 in my brain. I do remember the atmosphere and I have a strikingly vivid recollection of the three men, standing together, arms raised above their heads, hands joined(join hands (with somebody) 戮力同心, 团结一致, 齐心协力. [for people] to hold hands so that each person is holding the hands of two other people; [for two people] to hold each other's hands. to unite with other people or groups. Many people are ready to join hands to improve health care around the world. Etymology:
based on the literal meaning of join hands (to hold the hand of the
person next to you, connecting all of the people in a group. 其他的说法: solidify, to celebrate or show solidarity团结, bond together, band together against, team up to. united team, call to arms on sth: So the Michigan mum set up a Facebook page with a call to arms for ( call to arms 号召行动起来, 号召团结起来 I. a summons to engage in active hostilities. II. a summons, invitation, or appeal to undertake a particular course of action. a political call to arms. Qantas call to arms on foreign takeover of Australian skies, online petition launched. ) family and friends to show him he wasn't so alone after all. ; close ranks against: if members of a group close
ranks, they publicly show that they support each other, especially when
people outside of the group are criticizing them. Usage notes: If soldiers close ranks, they move closer together so that it is more difficult to go past them. In the past, the party would have closed ranks around its leader and defended him loyally against his critics. We can fight this menace only if we close ranks. Let's all close ranks with Ann and adopt her suggestions. group hug a hug between several people, eg to celebrate or show solidarity团结. A review of the first 25 plays in that game shows that the six. Americans on the court shared 24 group hugs—hugging on all but one play, when they exchanged low fives instead. unite everyone in the room in the opinion that团结每一个人在这样的思想下 open homophobia shouldn't be tolerated here.; Senator Bernardi argued that even though multiculturalism was seen as a "triumph of tolerance" it undermined national values and cohesiveness( 凝聚性, 紧密团结 the state of cohering or sticking together cohesion凝聚力 The act, process, or condition of cohering: exhibited strong cohesion in the family unit.).; A few days into the trek, it was decided that the competition part of the race would be cancelled due to hazardous terrain and weather conditions, so the teams combined forces 戮力同心, 齐心协力 and continued.). To reach Gough's hand, held so high, was a strain 有点吃力 for Bob and Don. The last time I saw Gough he was both changed and unchanged. He sat, not strode. The love of his life, Margaret, was gone. He would focus on a world unseen to me. But then, suddenly, he would be back. Concentrating on me, engaged, the cadence (cadence [ˈkeɪd(ə)ns] 抑扬顿挫 I. formal the way in which someone's voice gets higher or lower as they speak, especially the fall of their voice at the end of a sentence. II. music a short section of music that ends a longer section. ) of that truly magnificent voice was again in my ear. Gough will live always in our nation, which he transformed throughout his long public life. He is alive in our universities and the many lives he changed by giving free access to university education, my life included in that count. Alive in Medicare and the uniquely Australian health system we now take for granted. Alive in our suburbs and in our family law. Alive in our relationship with China and our multicultural society. Alive in our embrace of land rights for Indigenous Australians and our hope for a truly reconciled future. As prime minister, I was conscious of walking in Whitlam's footsteps as our government set about creating a companion to Medicare, the National Disability Insurance Scheme. I felt us walking the same road together when I visited China. On my first visit there as prime minister I met Li Zhong, the Chinese woman who translated for Gough on his history-making visit in 1973. A petite瘦小的, 娇小的 and very sprightly ( sprightly [ˈspraɪtli] 精力充沛的, 精力旺盛的 a sprightly person is healthy and has a lot of energy. a. used about things that are done with a lot of energy. sprightly enthusiasm. ) woman in her 70s, Ms Li talked excitedly about how she had spent hours literally running to keep up with the big man as Gough eschewed the motorcade ( eschew [ɪsˈtʃu:] to avoid doing something, especially for moral reasons. motorcade [ˈməutə(r)ˌkeɪd] a group of cars travelling with someone very important. ) in favour of walking. It is only Gough who would have had the self-confidence and sense of destiny使命感 as opposition leader to ask the Chinese premier Zhou Enlai to meet with him. This was before we knew that the US president Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger had a similar strategic vision. It was this audacity 大无畏 and courage in 1971 that led to that triumphant tour in 1973 to which Ms Li had a ringside seat( ringside [ˈrɪŋˌsaɪd] the area around the place where people perform in a circus or fight in a boxing or wrestling match. adj. 陪侍在侧的. near to the place where an event is happening, especially a boxing or wrestling match. a ringside commentator. a ringside seat/view.). I attended Gough's 90th birthday party at Machiavelli's in Sydney in 2006. The audacity continued with each of the cupcakes produced for dessert bearing on top in black and white icing an image of the birthday boy. But I suspect his most important birthday cake was the one sent by Zhou two days after their meeting. On my second visit to China as prime minister, when I sealed an agreement with the new Chinese leadership to have annual leaders-level meetings and strategic and economic dialogues, I was delighted to see it generously reported as the biggest breakthrough in the relationship since Whitlam's. Such huge footsteps to proudly follow. Gough is alive in today's Labor party, too. We celebrate his government's triumphs and never forget the hard lessons learned from the mistakes. Every Labor leader and every prime minister who has followed him has wrestled with his legacy. Gough Whitlam transformed so much about Australia and the prime ministership. After Gough, the prime ministership would always be "not a permission to preside but a command to perform". Because of what he did between 1972 and 1975, our leaders will always be judged on whether we drive for major change, not how deftly we manage "more of the same". I remember Gough as one of the great Australian characters. His wit literally filling books. I honour Gough as a man of the highest political courage. A giant of his era. He was truly prepared to "commit and see what happens". He transformed Australia and we are in his debt. I reflect on someone who was a great leader and a great person. Gone, grieved for, but never to be forgotten. A legacy to be celebrated. 读者留言: Sorry...thought this was going to be about Gough Whitlam one of the last
"real" Labor leaders. A leader who stood up to American Imperialism and
brought our troops home and ended conscription. A man who put enormous
stock in education, the arts and common folks...a true leader badly done
by(to feel badly done 不公正对待 by to feel unfavourably treated compared to. done/cooked to a turn 恰到好处 cooked for exactly the right amount of time.). A surplus is no holy grail if it only benefits the few.
