时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:澳洲ABC新闻快递2012年


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 The US President Barack Obama is meeting with congressional leaders in a bid to prevent the country from going over the so-called "fiscal 1 cliff". Republicans and Democrats 2 have just four days to reach an agreement in a bid to prevent massive tax rises and spending cuts. The country's House of Representatives will reconvene at an urgent session on Sunday night. Analysts 3 say there is little chance the parties will resolve their differences ahead of the New Year.


 
 
 
Businessman John Singleton has announced he's bought a stake in FairFax Media and formed an alliance with another shareholder 4 mining magnate Gina Rinehart. Mr Singleton has issued a statement about the purchase through a company called Gutenberg Investments. Mr Singleton says he's a longtime friend of Ms Rinehart and they will consult each other on key matters affecting FairFax. There are reports his stake in FairFax is less than one percent.
 
 
 
Shares in the bailed-out Spanish bank Bankia SA have taken another hammering on the country's stockmarket. Bankia shares traded down more than 30 per cent at one stage overnight. The shares have plummeted 5 since news emerged that Bankia has a debt of around five billion dollars. Bankia is in line for a 23-billion-dollar bailout. 
 
 
 
When the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was down. So were the Dax and Euro. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is down. So is the S&P 500.
 
 
 
The Australian dollar is worth 103 US cents this morning. It'll also buy you 64 British pence and one dollar 26 New Zealand.

1 fiscal
adj.财政的,会计的,国库的,国库岁入的
  • The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
  • The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
2 democrats
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 analysts
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
4 shareholder
n.股东,股票持有人
  • The account department have prepare a financial statement for the shareholder.财务部为股东准备了一份财务报表。
  • A shareholder may transfer his shares in accordance with the law.股东持有的股份可以依法转让。
5 plummeted
v.垂直落下,骤然跌落( plummet的过去式和过去分词 )
  • Share prices plummeted to an all-time low. 股票价格暴跌到历史最低点。
  • A plane plummeted to earth. 一架飞机一头栽向地面。 来自《简明英汉词典》
学英语单词
absolute unit
acid earth
adrianople red
air suction port
ancient valley
ancillaries
armature characteristic
avicultures
Ballinagar
batt joint
bertelsmann
blood-staunching
boadways
calculating price
chemical action or process
chemical synapse
chondromitome
circling disease(ruminants)
close link chain
coefficient of flexibilty of price
commodity tax
connection scheme of power system operation
crane load compensator
dead bright
desired service
developmental grooves
diclofurime
Die Shift
double Napoleons
DQDB
effective full power year(efpy)
empty and load changeover cock
execute key
fast ball
ferruginous laterite
fire-and-brimstones
fire-related
first-order closure model
foreign sales branch
foreslack
free blowing
frock-coats
hardass
hedgepigs
Hessheim
hyperconnected
Ibuye
immediate consequence
inertia vibrating shakeout machine
inflation-protection
inflexive
intentional killing
isogemichalcone
Jaloallophane
jetpacking
kerins
lactin
lineae mamillaris
lovelies
lower half bearing
makam
maritime partnership
maritime ports convention
narcotraffic
net hoisting time
nt server
nucleus originis accessorius (parasympathicus) n. oculomotorii
oblique ridge
oppose against
paleencephalon
presetting circuit
professional duty
proportional divisor
prusiking
railway administration toll communication network
real - time information
rearick
requensance
restate
restriction of connection
roll-welded (monolayered) cylinder
Russey
Ryznar stability index
sao tiago
sebastianite
selfinteraction
separating prism
Smith, Oliver
space-charge field
spineback
stethoscopy
strawberry shortcakes
system of cutting
thermal limit
tin oxide film
to get to
toothache caused by fire of deficiency type
top ranking
towbacks
volcanic desert
wizard