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Regulators in Australia have announced a review of the airline Qantas following a series of mid-air incidents in the past two weeks. The Civil Aviation Safty Authority says it has no evidence to suggest safty standards have fallen, but it's taking additional precautions. In the latest incident, a Qantas plane flying from Sydney to Manila was found to be leaking hydraulic fluid in mid-air.
A 3-week-long gathering of Anglican bishops from around the world is drawing to end today without any resolution of disagreements on the issues of homosexual clergy and same-sex unions which are threatening to spit(唔...从意思来看应该是split才对...怀疑是读错了...囧) the communion. 650 bishops took part in what's known as the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, a further 200 boycotted proceedings in protest at the consecration of the openly gay, Gene Robinson, as bishop of New Hampshire in the United States.
And that's the latest, BBC News.
※HOMEWORK※
Regulators in Australia have announced a review of the airline Qantas, following a series of midair incidents in the past two weeks. The civil / safety authority says it has no evidence to suggest safety standards have fallen, but it's taking additional precautions. In the latest incident, Qantas plane flying from Sydney to Manila was found to be leaking high / in /.
A three-week-long gathering of / bishops from around the world is drawing to an end today without a resolution of disagreements on the issues of homosexual clergy and same sex unions which are threatening to split the communion. 650 bishops took part in what’s known as the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, a further 200 boycott of proceedings in protest at the consecration of the openly gain, Gene Robinson, as a bishop of New Hampshire, in the United States.
And that’s the latest BBC News.
※COMPARISON※
Regulators in Australia have announced a review of the airline Qantas following a series of mid-air incidents in the past two weeks. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority says it has no evidence to suggest safety standards have fallen, but it's taking additional precautions. In the latest incident, a Qantas plane flying from Sydney to Manila was found to be leaking hydraulic fluid in mid-air.
A 3-week-long gathering of Anglican bishops from around the world is drawing to an end today without any resolution of disagreements on the issues of homosexual clergy and same-sex unions which are threatening to split the communion. 650 bishops took part in what's known as the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, a further 200 boycotted proceedings in protest at the consecration of the openly gay, Gene Robinson, as a bishop of New Hampshire in the United States.
And that's the latest, BBC News.
※WORDS※
1. precaution
A precaution is an action that is intended to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening.
2. draw to an end
When an event or period of time draws to a close or draws to an end, it finishes.
3. consecrate
When a building, place, or object is consecrated, it is officially declared to be holy. When a person is consecrated, they are officially declared to be a bishop.
※TRANSLATION※
澳大利亚协调部门对澳航事故发表评论,此前澳航在两周内发生一系列空中事故。国家航空安全局表示,没有证据显示安全标准不达标,但是正在采取额外的防范措施。在最近的事故中,一架从悉尼飞往马尼拉的澳航飞机被发现在航行中漏水。
长达三周的英国教会主教世界性集会于今天落下帷幕,就对教会分裂造成威胁的反对同性恋神职人员和同性组织问题没有达成任何协议。650名主教在坎特伯雷参加了被称作Lambeth的讨论会,另外200名主教用在朝会上反对美国新罕布什尔州同性恋主教Gene Robinson的方式进行抵制。
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