澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-09-18

 State and Federal police have been carrying out raids across northwest Sydney and Brisbane's south this morning, in one of the largest anti-terrorism operations ever conducted in Australia. Police say several people have been arrested. Meanwhile the Prime Minister is preparing to farewell Australian troops heading to the Middle East. 

 

In the United States, the House of Representatives has approved a plan to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels as President Obama again rules out troops on the ground in Iraq.

 

The American forces that have been deployed¹ to Iraq do not and will not have a combat mission. They will support Iraqi forces on the ground. 

 

Barack Obama there.

 

Now, Scots will begin voting this afternoon in a referendum to decide whether they will break away from the United Kingdom. The latest polls suggested that No campaign has a slight edge. But the result is still too close to call.

 

Federal Treasurer² Joe Hokey has dismissed warnings from his coalition³ predecessor⁴ Peter Costello that Australia's economic luck is running out. Mr. Hokey says despite the challenges ahead he is fundamentally optimistic about Australia's economic future.

 

And the Federal Government has released the latest figures on its operations to stop asylum⁵ seeker boats reaching Australia. The government says 12 asylum seeker boats have been turned back this year; another 45 have been stopped from leaving ports in Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.

1 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

2 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

5 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。