澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-10-06

 Australian fighter jets have completed their first combat mission in Iraq. The chief of the Defence Force Mark Binskin says the two jets were armed but did not launch airstrikes. Two FA-18 jets were involved. The jets have returned safely to base. 

 

The South Sydney Rabbitohs have ended a 43-year-old title drag with a convincing win against the Canterbury Bulldogs in the NRL grand final. A record crowd of more than 80,000 packed Sydney's Olympic Stadium for the 30-6 victory. A man of the Match Sam Burgess played most of the game with a broken cheek bone. 

 

Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong appeared to be withdrawing from some protest sites. About 1,000 protesters still remained at main demonstration¹ sites in the city's financial district. The government had given protesters a deadline of this morning to clear the streets. 

 

The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 317 will resume today after a 4-month pause. A ship fitted with specialists, underwater equipment and two other vessels² will concentrate on a refined search area about 1,800 kilometers off the West Australian coast. The plane with 239 people onboard disappeared seven months ago.

1 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

2 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》