用法学习: 1. moral hazard lack of incentive to guard against risk where one is protected from its consequences, e.g. by insurance. In economics, a moral hazard is a situation where an economic actor has an incentive to increase its exposure to risk because it does not bear the full costs of that risk. For example, when a corporation is insured, it may take on higher risk knowing that its insurance will pay the associated costs. A moral hazard may occur where the actions of the risk-taking party change to the detriment of the cost-bearing party after a financial transaction has taken place. Once emissions saved by a drastic reduction in land clearing are excluded, Australia's carbon footprint has actually increased "significantly" since 2005, he notes. And Mr Morrison's plan to bring it down has been criticised for hanging on technologies that do not exist yet. "That's what we call a moral hazard - we make the assumption that the solution will pop up so we don't take action now," Prof Howden told the BBC. Critically, coal mines and power stations are safe on Mr Morrison's watch. Land clearing 土地开发(退耕还林的逆向) in Australia describes the removal of native vegetation and deforestation in Australia. Land clearing involves the removal of native vegetation and habitats, including the bulldozing of native bushlands, forests, savannah, woodlands and native grasslands and the draining of natural wetlands for replacement with agriculture, urban and other land uses. Land clearing is an important environmental issue in Australia. Bans on land clearing have been placed by state governments. This policy largely permitted Australia to abide by its commitments to the Kyoto Protocol.
TBBT: Sheldon: I wish I never tried that device. And I know I said the same thing after the massage chair, but this time I mean it. Amy: I'm sorry Leonard and Penny hurt your feelings. Sheldon: It's more than that. It's me. I always knew I had trouble recognizing other people's emotions, but that machine just made it so real. Amy: Well, everybody has things that they need help with. Like me, I can't see without my glasses. And right now you're just a, a cute, pink smudge 一坨( noun. A smudge is a dirty mark. There was a dark smudge on his forehead. ...smudges of blood. verb. I. If you smudge a substance such as ink, paint, or make-up that has been put on a surface, you make it less neat by touching or rubbing it. Smudge the outline using a cotton-wool bud. Her lipstick was smudged.II. If you smudge a surface, you make it dirty by touching it and leaving a substance on it. She kissed me, careful not to smudge me with her fresh lipstick. She stood there in the old coat and woollen cap, her face smudged with dirt. ) wearing a childish green smudge. Sheldon: I thought I was getting better at it, but clearly I'm not. Amy: Yes, you are. There have definitely been days when I was sad and you could tell. Sheldon: Yeah, but that's shooting fish in a barrel 稳赢的, 十拿九稳的 = as easy as shooting fish in a barrel( something is like shooting fish in a barrel said to mean that one side in a battle or contest is so much stronger than the other that the weaker side has no chance at all of winning I heard one case where some of the enemy soldiers had come out and they were saying it was like shooting fish in a barrel. Of some task or activity, exceptionally easy to do or accomplish. It should have been like shooting fish in a barrel, but convincing them to increase their investment is proving a lot trickier than we expected. Picking personal flaws of the president to mock in your comedy routing is like shooting fish in a barrel. ). You're kind of a sad sack 倒霉蛋( I. An incompetent or inept person. an inept person who makes mistakes despite good intentions. an inept blundering person. boring and never likely to be successful: He's just some sad-sack writer trying to get a book published. II. A perennial failure or victim of misfortune. ). I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. I'm just upset. Amy: No, see, right there, you knew you hurt my feelings. And I'm proud of you, for reasons I'm sure have something to do with my father. And if you don't like that machine, get rid of it. Because I love you exactly the way you are. Sheldon: I feel the same way about you. Now, put your glasses back on. You look weird. TBBT: Amy: This is so exciting. I'm feeling all tingly ( I. 酥酥麻麻的, If something makes your body feel tingly, it gives you a slight stinging feeling. causing or experiencing a slight prickling or stinging sensation causing a tingle (= a feeling as if a lot of sharp points are being put lightly into your body): The massage had left me with a pleasant tingly sensation. If you get a strange tingly feeling in your nose, there is no need to worry. a tingly sense of excitement. These lotions tend to give the skin a tingly sensation. II. If something pleasant or exciting makes you feel tingly, it gives you a pleasant warm feeling. He had a way of sounding so sincere. It made me warm and tingly. I go all tingly when I think of what might happen. III. feeling an emotion such as excitement or fear very strongly: When I first came here, it gave me a kind of tingly feeling that something special had happened here. "I get a tingly feeling before every major championships," she said. ). Although that could just be my newly defoliated 去死皮的 bikini zone. Sheldon: Keep a lookout. This place is swarming with campus security 到处都是保安. They will not hesitate to scold us. Amy: Freaking pigs. Sheldon: Oh, yeah. Okay, now, pull your car into the spot and let's get out of here. Amy: Wait, I'm leaving my car here? Sheldon: Yes, and be sure and put on the emergency brake. Really makes these things tough to budge. Amy: Before I park, come in the back seat. I want to show you something I had done today. Sheldon: All right, colour me intrigued(color me curious/surprised/stupid: used to say that someone has a particular quality. If that is not the case and he really just didn't want to be president -- color me impressed...that's a rare man. If that was supposed to be an example of the "threat" of terrorism, color me unimpressed. "Colour me (something)" means the same as "call me (something)", typically, "colour me stupid" or "colour me gone".). Amy: What do you think? Sheldon: I think you're high on paint fumes 汽油味, 油漆味 ( strong-smelling gas or smoke that is unpleasant to breathe in paint fumes. Cleaning fluids and paint fumes ignited by an electric sander on the second floor were determined to be the cause of the blaze. Instead, he makes a mess of the paint and ends up getting high over paint fumes. fume noun. 刺鼻气味. Fumes are the unpleasant and often unhealthy smoke and gases that are produced by fires or by things such as chemicals, fuel, or cooking. ...car exhaust fumes. They have been protesting about fumes from a chlorine factory. verb. If you fume over something, you express annoyance and anger about it. He was still fuming over the remark. 'It's monstrous!' Jackie fumed. ). And boy, that's a lot of Band-Aids. TBBT: Amy: Hey, did you hear anything back from the Caltech preschool? Bernadette: Not yet, but we're gonna apply to a bunch of others just to keep our options open. Penny: Okay, stop that. No more preschool talk. Tonight is about having fun. Amy: Nothing says fun like being scolded. It is an expression meaning "Nothing expresses the idea/sentiment of [A] like [B]." For example: "Nothing says 'Thank you' like ice cream." ("There is no better way to thank someone for something than to serve them an ice-cream treat.") "Nothing says 'Happty birthday, America!' like a good country song." (Nothing more embodies a United States Independence Day celebration than a good country-and-western song.) "Nothing says 'loving' like something from the oven." (There is no better way to show someone you care for them than to cook/bake something for them to eat.) Firstly "nothing says X like Y" is a way of saying "Y is a strong argument in support or favour of X". So you could, for example, say "Nothing says 'I love you' like going out into the pouring rain to buy your favourite ice cream." But it can also be used sarcastically to mean the exact opposite : "Nothing says 'I love you' like a pile of toenail clippings left on your side of the bed." TBBT: Sheldon: You know, deep-sea divers holding their breath for several minutes have shown elevated markers of a protein that can signal brain damage. Penny: Yeah, see, what's happening here signals brain damage. My God, how long does this thing spin for? Howard: Ha, you're interested. You're out ten bucks 白浪费了, 白花了, 花掉我, 输了10块钱 ( I'm out 10 dollars = It has cost me 10 dollars. We don't use you alternative. And the original could also be expressed: I am out of pocket 10 dollars. (Meaning I have had to take 10 dollars out of my pocket and spend it.) It is very often used in situations in which the person is unhappy with having spent the money, because of either having spent too much, having spent on something which was of shoddy quality, or having been swindled out of the money. There is a connotation with this phrase in some uses that you have spent or lost $10 without receiving value for it. For example: "I bought tickets to the concert but wasn't able to go. I'm out 10 dollars." 'I'm out of ten dollars' means something else. This usually means I have no more $10-notes. A cashier might say, 'I'm out of tens; can I give you fives?' ). Sheldon: It's slowing down. Leonard: Dig deep 全力以赴, 使出浑身解数, 努力, 忍住, 坚持住, 使劲( use a lot of one's physical, mental, or financial resources. to call on all your resources in order to achieve something "dig deep—I know you can do better" dig deep = dig into your pocket I. to manage to find a lot of money for something. We are asking people to dig deep to help the victims of the war. II. to try very hard to find out information about someone. If you dig deep, you do a very thorough investigation into something. I want you to dig deep. Find out who she is, and where she came from. If I'd dug deeper, I might have found out what happened to his wife.), like when we bet you couldn't fit into Howard's pants. Sheldon: He's not gonna make it. Leonard: Yes, he is. TBBT:Amy: Sorry, I don't have a list of defunct search engines that I miss. Bert: Hey. Looks like I got stood up, so I'm gonna head out. Amy: Oh, no. Are you sure you don't want to give her a few more minutes? Bert: Nah, G-Harmony recommends after two hours, it's time to cut bait( cut your losses If you cut your losses, you stop doing what you were doing in order to prevent the bad situation that you are in becoming worse. to get out of a bad situation before it gets worse instead of waiting to see whether it will improve She realized it was time to cut her losses and give up. Directors are right to cut their losses, admit they chose the wrong man and make a change. cut bait (idiomatic) To give up on something in order to pursue something else. Jenny knew it was time to cut bait, since her relationship with Joe was never going to progress beyond the current level of commitment. fish or cut bait Either commit to doing something productive or step aside and stop wasting time. Are you going to go back to medical school or not? It's time to fish or cut bait. shit or get off the pot 不要占着茅坑不拉屎 rude slang Either commit to doing something productive or step aside and stop wasting time. As manager of this branch, you are responsible for firing employees who breach company regulations. Shit or get off the pot! You've been going back and forth between the same two models of car for the last two hours—either shit or get off the pot!). Amy: I'm so sorry. Sheldon: Bert, I insist that you join us. Bert: You really wouldn't mind? Sheldon: Not at all. Amy? Amy: Fine with me. Bert: Thanks. I'll go grab a chair. Amy: Sheldon, that was so sweet of you. Sheldon: Well, I could deduce 推断 by his facial expression and body language that he was sad. Amy: So the part where he got stood up didn't clue you in( clue (one) in on sth To give one new information or to correct misinformation. Why is everyone mad at Bruce this morning? Clue me in. Someone needs to clue her in before she keeps spreading these lies. to inform someone of something. Please clue me in on what's been going on. Clue in those guys before it's too late.)? Sheldon: You want me to look at him and listen to him? TBBT: Sheldon: (Knock, knock, knock) Amy? Amy: Yeah? Sheldon: Not exactly the welcome wagon ( a vehicle bringing gifts and samples from local merchants to newcomers in a community. used in phrases such as 'roll out the welcome wagon 八抬大轿' and 'be greeted by the welcome wagon' to refer to a happy and friendly way of greeting people who are new to a place: She likes to roll out the welcome wagon for (= greet and be friendly to) everyone who moves onto the block. ), but I'll take it. Amy: What is this? Sheldon: I'm mapping basic topics of conversation and with whom they can be discussed. I call these circles zones of privacy. Don't Google that unless you want to see pictures of people's genitals. This circle contains only me and you. It represents subjects we only share with each other, details of physical intimacy, bathroom habits. Although, as I'm saying it, I may need to add Dr. Fink in here. Amy: Are you really worried about revealing secrets to Stephen Hawking? Sheldon: No, I was just excited to list him as a friend. Amy: Well, I do appreciate you working on this. Sheldon: I'm sorry you were embarrassed. And now I understand that some things are just between you and me, and in the event of redness and swelling, Dr. Fink. Amy: What's that little dot in the middle? Sheldon: That's reserved for thoughts I don't share with anyone. Amy: Interesting. You really have secrets you don't tell me? Sheldon: Of course. Amy: Can I hear one? Sheldon: No, they're private. Amy: Why? Are they naughty? Sheldon: A little. TBBT: Sheldon: Uh-huh. Interesting. Okay. Raj: How bad is it? Sheldon: Let me put it this way, do you own a barrel and suspenders ( The bankruptcy barrel is a visual symbol, primarily of the 20th century, used in cartoons and other media as a token of destitution 一无所有( Destitution is the state of having no money or possessions. destitute [ˈdestɪˌtut] with no money or possessions. Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions. ...destitute children who live on the streets. ). Not intended to be realistic, it consists of a suit made of only a wooden barrel held on by suspenders, indicating that the subject is so poor that he is unable to afford even clothes. It was a common representation of bankruptcy, appearing in many animated shorts, political cartoons, comedies, and other media.)? Raj: Are you serious? Sheldon: I'm not wearing this visor to play women's golf. TBBT: Raj; Come on, Sheldon, it's Comic-Con. Just let me have the money for this, and I won't ask for anything else. Sheldon: You put me in charge of your finances. If you wanted someone weak and spineless you could walk all over, you should have asked Leonard. Leonard: See? Miserable. Raj: Okay, you're right, I got myself into this, but I've never missed a Comic-Con with you guys. Sheldon: Your father may have spoiled you, but I won't. If you want a ticket to Comic-Con, I suggest you figure out a way to earn the money yourself. Howard: Yeah, you're a grown man who's highly educated. You could charge people money to punch you. Raj: Go ahead, make jokes. I don't know why you think you're going to Comic-Con, you just had a baby. TBBT: Raj: Oh, who was that girl from our Starbucks? Howard: Arlene Russel. Raj: Yes. Arlene. She wrote no way on both our cappuccinos. Howard: Poor Bert. That guy's got a rough afternoon ahead of him. Amy: Well, how would you want a girl to tell you she wasn't interested? Raj: I guess, uh, I'd like her to sit me down, look me in the eye and say, I was wrong. I love you. And then maybe she could touch me in a special way. Howard: That's how you reject 拒绝 a guy. Amy: Okay, I don't have time for this. I'm just gonna go find him and be brutally honest. Howard: No, don't. Raj: He'll be so upset. He'll probably climb up the Empire State Building and start swatting at planes. Howard: You want us to talk to him? Amy: Really? You would do that? Raj: Sure. We've both been in his shoes. We'll let him down with compassion and respect(Raj: Oh, hey, Bernadette, the swing comes with two different mobiles. The giraffes are pretty cute, what do you think? Bernadette: Great, go with the giraffes. Stuart: Although the high contrast of zebra stripes might provide better stimulus for a developing baby. Bernadette: Yeah, you're probably right, go with the zebras. Stuart: Good choice, boss. Raj: At least my nose is naturally brown. brown-nose 舔货 noun. an extremely obsequious person. "a little brown-noser who wants to make sure I know he's working on Saturday". verb. curry favour with (someone) by acting very obsequiously. "academics were brown-nosing the senior faculty". obsequious [əbˈsikwiəs] too eager to please someone, in a way that does not seem sincere. If you describe someone as obsequious, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to help or agree with someone more important than them. Perhaps your mother was very obsequious to doctors. obsequious waiters. Bernadette: Hey, could you please go to the market for me? Howard: Get Stuart or Raj to do it. Bernadette: Howie, they've been doing everything for you. Howard: Mm, I know. It's really making me lose respect for both of them. Bernadette: Please just go to the store. Howard: Fine. Who wants to drive me to the store?). Amy: Thank you. Howard: Let's go. Raj: So we tell him she's a lesbian, right? Howard: Of course we tell him she's a lesbian. TBBT:Bernadette: You know she's at my parents' house, right? Stuart: And she's having the time of her life. Howard: If you ever want to change things up, you're always welcome here. Bernadette: Just not in our bedroom, you dumbass. Raj: I appreciate it, but I think staying with Leonard and Penny makes more sense for everyone. Penny: Then it's settled 就这么定了. Raj: And just so you know, it's only temporary. I'm not gonna get too comfortable. Bernadette: Good. Nobody needs a mooch living in their house forever. Stuart: Hey, that's no way to talk about your baby( Sheldon: How long have you been involved with him? Mrs Cooper: A few months. Sheldon: And of those few months, how long have you been a demented sex pervert? Mrs Cooper: That is no way to speak to your mother 不要那样说话. Sheldon: Perhaps not. But it is a way to speak to a woman who quoted the Bible to me my whole life, and then desecrates one of Ethan Allen's finest sofas. 例子: Mary: There's a lot of traffic. Are we gonna be okay? Amy: You'll be at the airport an hour before your flight. Mary: Good. Thank you. Sheldon: Plenty of time for you to meet another geriatric boy toy. Mary: Hey. I will not have you be disrespectful to me. Sheldon: Yes ma'am. Amy: Sheldon, you're mother's an attractive woman. You need to get use to the fact that men are going to be interested in her. Sheldon: Well, and you need to drive the car and mind your business. Amy: I will not have you be disrespectful to me. Sheldon: What, you're not my mother. Mary: Don't you be disrespectful to her. Sheldon: Yes ma'am. Mary: You'll get there. You've just gotta put some zing on it. 例子: Raj: You're such a child. Howard: Hey, is that any way to talk to your future husband 有那么和你老公说话的吗? Raj: Hey, I was being hypothetical, okay? I would never marry you. Howard: Please. When you see the ring I pick out, you're gonna melt.). geriatric [ˌdʒeriˈætrɪk] 老年人的, 老头子的 I. only before noun relating to old age, or to the process of getting older. a geriatric ward. Geriatric is used to describe things relating to the illnesses and medical care of old people. There is a question mark over the future of geriatric care 老年人看护. The geriatric patients will be moved out. II. informal [disapproval] old. People usually use this word in a humorous way but some people consider it to be offensive. If you describe someone as a geriatric, you are implying that they are old and that their mental or physical condition is poor. This use could cause offence. He will complain about having to spend time with such a boring bunch of geriatrics 老头子, 老太太, 老家伙们. How can it be acceptable to have a load of geriatric judges deciding what should happen? Geriatrics is the study of the illnesses that affect old people and the medical care of old people. bariatric [bæriˈætrɪk] relating to the causes and treatment of obesity. Bariatric surgical procedures are an option for treating severe obesity [oʊˈbisəti].
澳大利亚选举: They've been labelled the "teal independents 青色 = 蓝绿色" — a group of mostly female candidates taking on mostly male Liberal MPs in some of Australia's wealthiest electorates, spanning the country from Perth and Adelaide to Sydney, Melbourne and parts of regional Victoria. With millions of dollars in funding behind them from small donors and from the Climate 200 group set up by clean energy investor and son of Australia's first billionaire Simon Holmes à Court, their campaigns are making many in the Liberal Party nervous, with polls suggesting a close-run election. So who are the "teal independents", where are they standing for election, and if a handful of them are successful, what will their impact be on which party can form government after May 21? Why 'teal'? According to Antony Green, chief elections analyst, the term "teal independents" is a little misleading. North Sydney independent candidate Kylea Tink's placards and website aren't teal at all, for example, they're pink. But for many of the candidates, the colour choice is consistent: teal, a shade between blue and green. While the 'teal candidates' are all running as independents, they all share a broad set of policy principles, and are all receiving cash from Climate 200 and other donors to their campaigns. Green says there are two main themes to the candidates' offerings, and he says they're both tailored to the priorities of the voters they're trying to attract. "The common themes they're running on are climate change — that the government needs to do something about climate change — and the need to do something about an independent commission against corruption, so integrity in politics," he says. "They're tapping into a perception( tap into sth I. to manage to use something in a way that brings good results. if you tap something such as someone's ability or a supply of information 充分利用, you use it or get some benefit from it. Are you tapping your staff's full potential? Several other companies were already tapping this market. If only we could tap into all that energy and creativity. to understand and express something such as people's beliefs or attitudes. the senator's ability to tap into the American psyche. To access some large, abundant, or powerful resource. The man was found guilty for illegally tapping into the city's electrical grid without paying. The new film taps into the nostalgia of fans who grew up with the franchise when they were kids. II. to gain access to; become friendly with. There is a supply of skilled workers that they can tap into. The candidate tapped into some wealthy supporters. To take advantage of some sentiment: The politician tapped into voter anger and won the election. tap 选择 American informal to choose someone for a task, especially membership of an organization or committee. tap someone to do something: The President has tapped a former Justice Department official to lead the FBI. tap someone for something: I had been tapped for the position of department head just before the opening of the college. tap (one) into (something) I. To connect one to some network or community. One of my co-workers tapped me into the local grunge music scene after she heard that I like The Smashing Pumpkins. Her newfound celebrity tapped her into a new social sphere of wealth and power. II.To connect one to some emotional, intellectual, or spiritual area of thought or life. The author's words really tapped me into a part of my subconscious I didn't even know existed. The conference aims to tap people into their artistic sides that may have been neglected over the years. tap something into something and tap something in to move something in with light blows. The mechanic tapped the bracket into place. The worker tapped in the bracket. ) amongst some Liberal voters that the government isn't doing enough about either of those issues." A further line of attack, Green says, is that moderate Liberals have failed to convince their more conservative colleagues on those questions while in government. "The advertising has been targeting that," he says. "'What's the point of electing a ''small-l liberal' if they vote with (Nationals leader) Barnaby Joyce and (One Nation candidate) George Christensen all the time?' "That's the tactic that's being tried to sort of undermine the sitting Liberals." And it's not just the colour that the candidates have in common. According to Green, their policy platforms largely overlap too. "None of them will be elected because of Simon Holmes à Court or Climate 200," he says. "All of them will be elected because of their name. They need the money, they need the advertising, but independents need to have their name out there. "No independent will be elected if people don't know their name (whereas) a political party candidate might [elected] be because people know the party name." "Some of the names like Allegra Spender in Wentworth, because of the family connection and also because of her late mother Carla Zampatti, have strong connections. "In Curtin in Western Australia too, Kate Chaney — she's a well-known political and business name in Western Australia. So you can tap into a whole network of people who know the name, know the family." "Most of them are running in inner-city urban seats, and many of them are people who've had a professional career and are now sticking their hand up for politics. According to Green, the "teal independents" are largely popping up in seats where there is at least a chance of defeating a sitting MP. "They're winnable seats," Green says, "but these are seats that Labor would never win, the Greens wouldn't win — these are safe Liberal seats." But there's a catch. "The thing you need to defeat any member is they need to be unpopular," Green says. "It's easier to defeat an unpopular sitting member. And in the end, that's what undid (former Liberal MP) Sophie Mirabella and (former prime minister) Tony Abbott — both were seen as having lost touch with their electorate. "It will be harder to knock off some other sitting members, like Trent Zimmerman in North Sydney (or) Josh Frydenberg, the Treasurer, in Kooyong at this election." What kind of primary vote 第一选项的选票 does a 'teal independent' need? According to Green, there are two magic numbers to watch out for in polling and on election night in seats where "teal independents" are running: 45 per cent and 30 per cent. "I have a basic measure on this," Green explains. "If the major party candidate — and in most of these cases it's a Liberal — if their primary vote drops below 45 per cent, then the sitting member is in trouble. "And if the independent [candidate] is above 30 per cent, then this is the sort of rough equation: You are relying on a strong flow of preferences, maybe 70 or 80 per cent, which you often see in some of these seats from Labor and the Greens, and the sitting member is in trouble." 关于Climate Change policy: Labor has stressed its policy will not leave "emissions intensive 排放大户" industries - like mining - at a disadvantage to their global competitors. It has also promised it will support new coal mines if they make commercial sense, and that it will not force coal-fired power stations to shut early. Instead the party says it will make electric cars cheaper, improve renewable energy storage options, and gradually lower the threshold at which big emitters 排放大户 need to buy carbon offsets. A bevy of high-profile candidates - dubbed the "teal independents" - hope that will mean they can negotiate a 2030 target of at least 50% if they are elected and hold the balance of power.
第三场辩论: The third leaders' debate on the Seven Network on Wednesday night was a much more subdued affair than the fiery 激烈的, more shouty 大喊的 clash between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese on Sunday. But in politics, less shouting doesn't necessarily mean fewer furphies ( Furphy 谣言, 传说, 谎言: a rumour or fictitious story. wiki: A furphy is Australian slang for an erroneous or improbable story that is claimed to be factual. Furphies are supposedly 'heard' from reputable sources, sometimes secondhand or thirdhand, and widely believed until discounted. ). It only means they are uttered at a lower volume. And so it was in the third meeting of the two leaders before the election. RMIT ABC Fact Check has rounded up some of the key claims where the leaders got their facts straight, and where they missed the mark. Mr Morrison argued the government's proposed model for its Commonwealth Integrity Commission released last year had the "powers of a royal commission" including "powers of search, powers compelling witnesses". In a previous investigation Fact Check found a claim by Social Services Minister Anne Ruston that the Coalition's model boasted powers "well in excess of a royal commission" to be overblown 夸大. While the new body would have some powers comparable to those of a royal commission — including powers to enter and search premises and compel 逼迫 迫使 witnesses to testify, as suggested by Mr Morrison — there are other significant differences between the two. Fact Check found the Royal Commissions Act was relatively brief, leaving scope 余地, 空间 for commissioners to use their powers broadly. In contrast, the much longer draft bill to establish the CIC imposed many constraints, including how investigations could be initiated and carried out. In particular, there were significant limitations on the powers in the proposed "public sector division", covering most of the public service, parliamentarians, higher education providers and research bodies. In this division, the CIC would lack the power to hold public hearings — a function that legal experts told Fact Check increased the effectiveness of royal commissions and contributed to their investigative ability. They also pointed out that the CIC would have less ability没有能力, 没有办法 than a royal commission to exercise the powers it did have, because its proposed annual budget fell well below the cost of many single-issue royal commissions. Under sections 33 to 36 of the exposure draft, referrals ( Referral 提请调查 is the act of officially sending someone to a person or authority that is qualified to deal with them. A referral is an instance of this. the process of sending someone to another person or place for help, information, or advice My doctor gave me a referral to a heart specialist. Legal Aid can often provide referral to other types of agencies. Ask your doctor for a referral to a clinical psychologist. pupil referral unit a place that provides education for children who are excluded, sick, or otherwise unable to attend a mainstream or special school. wiki: A criminal referral or criminal recommendation is a notice to a prosecutory body, recommending criminal investigation or prosecution of one or more entities for crimes which fall into that body's jurisdiction. In the U.S. federal government, regulatory and law enforcement agencies that investigate crimes must typically refer cases to the Department of Justice for prosecution at its discretion. These referrals may not require formal documentation, but may include a case report. In a direct referral, agencies refer cases to the U.S. Attorney in the district where the crime occurred. The United States Congress and its members, in their investigative role, issue criminal referrals to the Justice Department as well. State attorneys general often refer federal crimes to the Justice Department. Investigative bodies under the Justice Department itself may also issue referrals to U.S. Attorneys, such as the case against Michael Cohen in the Southern District of New York, which was referred by the Mueller investigation. Private counsel may also make criminal referrals on behalf of clients who have been victims of both civil and criminal wrongdoing. In some states, state attorneys general must receive a criminal referral from the state executive before pursuing criminal charges. ) in the public sector division can only be made by certain individuals including the Attorney-General, the responsible minister for the agency investigated, Commonwealth Integrity Office Holders and certain parliamentarians. Associate professor and deputy director of the Australian Centre for Justice Innovation at Monash University Yee-Fui Ng previously told Fact Check there were significant constraints on the referral process in the public sector division that prevented it from acting on tip-offs from the public or whistleblowers. "The [public sector division of the] CIC has less powers than equivalent oversight 监管机构 bodies (such as the Ombudsman and Auditor-General) as it cannot conduct own-motion investigations or receive referrals 检举, 举报 (tip-offs) directly from the public," she said. When it came to jobs and skills, Mr Morrison repeated a furphy that his government was "providing record numbers of apprenticeships". That claim is in the ballpark in nominal terms(in the ballpark 大差不差, 差不太多 I. not calculated exactly but within the correct general range. Eighteen thousand? That could be in the ballpark. II. mainly American good enough to compete with others She's just not in the same ballpark as some of the other athletes.), but as Fact Check has pointed out previously it says little about the current situation relative to previous years, given population changes. When Mr Morrison says "record numbers", Fact Check takes him to be repeating his recent, clearer claim that there were "more apprentices in trade training today, 220,000 of them, than we have had since records began in 1963". Mr Morrison included Medicare bulk-billing rates in a list of reasons to vote for the Coalition. "Bulk billing at 88.8 per cent. It's up from 82.2 when we first came to government 上台, 执政." Of the three leaders' debates in this campaign, Anthony Albanese performed best in Wednesday night's less shouty, more civilised encounter. He looked more relaxed than Scott Morrison, more confident (no doubt due to every public and internal poll conducted in recent weeks) and most importantly, scored more policy wins. The opening skirmish 第一回合 over wages was a draw. Albanese clarified his earlier position. Importantly though, he doesn't back away from his essential point — the lowest paid deserve a real wage rise. Albanese doesn't accept an extra $1 an hour for the "heroes" of the pandemic would drive inflation even higher. Asylum seekers has not been a potent issue in this campaign, so the fact it came up at all in the debate represented a small victory for the Prime Minister. He was again able to highlight Labor's past policy failure and current refusal to endorse temporary protection visas. Albanese can't beat Morrison on this issue, but no poll or focus group is showing this is a front of mind 最关心的问题 issue for voters in 2022. The most awkward moment of the debate came at the close, where moderator Mark Riley (who did a terrific job keeping the leaders in check and on point) invited both leaders to say something nice about their opponent. Morrison spoke warmly of Albanese's determination to rise from humble beginnings, but only briefly. He pivoted to yet another sledge about his opponent being unfit for the top job. Sinking the boot at that moment lacked grace 缺少风度. It contrasted with Albanese's kind words about Morrison's efforts on youth mental health support. The PM later muttered that he must have misheard the question, clearly recognising how reflexively 条件反射的 political he appeared.
