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The prime minister has visited a military base in Tokyo with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe. Malcolm Turnbull is on a one day visit to Japan, where he and Mr Abe will discuss the conflict in North Korea. Mr Turnbull has welcomed the Koreas coming together for the Winter Olympics but says its vital to keep pressure on the North to abandon its nuclear weapons program.

澳大利亚总理在日本首相安倍晋三的陪同下视察东京军事基地。马尔科姆·特恩布尔正在对日本进行为期一天的访问，他将和安倍就朝鲜冲突展开讨论。特恩布尔对朝鲜和韩国为冬奥会团结起来的决定表示欢迎，但是他说，至关重要的是持续对朝鲜施压以使其放弃核项目。

The man accused of head butting¹ former prime minister, Tony Abbott, during a visit to Hobart last year has pleaded guilty. Tasmanian DJ Astro Labe has admitted to the charge of causing harm to a commonwealth² public official. The 38-year-old attacked Mr Abbott last september.

一名男子被控去年在霍巴特用头撞击澳大利亚前总理托尼·阿博特，这名男子目前已经认罪。塔斯马尼亚DJ阿斯特罗·拉贝承认了对联邦公职人员造成伤害的指控。现年38岁的袭击者在去年9月袭击了阿博特。

Serbian police say they've arrested three Australians suspected of being part of an international drug-smuggling group. Police say the men are linked to the discovery of more than one-point-two tonnes of cocaine³, worth around $500 million that was seized last April on board a Chinese boat that docked in Sydney.

塞尔维亚警方表示，他们逮捕了三名疑为国际贩毒集团成员的澳大利亚籍公民。警方表示，这三名男性与超过1.2吨可卡因被查获一案有关，这批可卡因价值5亿美元，于去年4月在一艘停靠在悉尼的中国船只上缴获。

The unemployment rate inched up in the final month of 2017, as more people looked for work. The jobless rate rose slightly to 5.5%, while the participation⁴ rate increased to 65.7%. Nearly 35,000 jobs were added in the month, beating economists⁵' expectations.

由于找工作的人数增加，澳大利亚2017年最后一个月的失业率缓慢上升。失业率小幅上涨至5.5%，劳动参与率则涨至65.7%。12月增加的工作岗位近3.5万个，超出了经济学家的预期。

1 butting   

用头撞人（犯规动作）

参考例句：

• When they were talking Mary kept butting in. 当他们在谈话时，玛丽老是插嘴。
• A couple of goats are butting each other. 两只山羊在用角互相顶撞。

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 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

4 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

5 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》