澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-10-04

The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan. Ms Gillard flew into Kabul to see Australian troops ahead of a trip to Brussels. It's her first visit overseas as Prime Minister. She also met with Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai to discuss Australia's military presence.

St George Illawarra has taken out this year's NRL premiership, beating the Sydney Roosters 32 points to 8. The Roosters' hopes of going from

wooden spooners to premiers¹ in one year were dashed as the Dragons stormed home in the second half.

Nearly 100,000 heavily-armed police and soldiers are in place for the opening ceremony of the New Delhi Commonwealth² Games. The ceremony kicks off in a few hours, marking the start of the most trouble-plagued sporting event in recent history. Nearly 7,000 athletes and officials from 71 nations will take part in the event.

And the US government is set to issue a travel alert to Americans in Europe. It's believed to be in response to what have been described as credible³ terrorist threats. Security agencies have suggested there are plans to mount attacks in European cities, similar to those in Mumbai in November of 2008.

Those are the latest headlines from ABC News.

1 premiers   

n.总理，首相( premier的名词复数 )；首席官员，

参考例句：

• The Vice- Premiers and State Councillors assist the Premier in his work. 副总理、国务委员协助总理工作。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法
• The Premier, Vice-Premiers and State Councillors shall serve no more than two consecutive terms. 总理、副总理、国务委员连续任职不得超过两届。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法

2 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

3 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？