澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-04

New South Wales’ first female Premier¹ Kristina Keneally will be sworn in today after Nathan Rees was ousted² in a leadership ballot³ last night. Ms Keneally will spend her first day in the top job trying to unite a party divided by factional disputes. She is the 4th New South Wales’ premier in as many years. Ms Keneally is promising⁴ a new beginning for the Labor⁵ Party and denies she is a puppet for factional warriors⁶.

At least 18 people have been killed in a suicide blast in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, three Somali government ministers attending a university graduation were among those killed. Witnesses say the attack appeared to target the government officials. It's believed a male suicide bomber⁷ dressed as a woman detonated the bomb.

And consumer watchdog Choice says the National Australian Bank's decision to keep interest rates lower than Westpac is a sign banks are prepared to inject competition back into the industry. NAB（National Australian Bank） increased rates in line with the Reserve Bank by 25 basis points in an effort to poach customers from Westpac, which's pushed its rates up by 45 basis points.

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1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

3 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

4 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

5 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

6 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

7 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。