澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-11-02
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年
英语课
The local share market has closed higher today, buoyed 1 by optimism about the US economic recovery and some impressive banking 2 results:
The All Ords finished up 48 points or 0.9%. The ASX 200 put on 50. Macquarie shares finished the session up more than 2% after it recorded a jump of 35% in its first half result. And ANZ added 0.7% after it recorded a record full-year profit of 7.3 billion dollars; that was up 15% on last year.
Checking elsewhere in the region:
Japan's Nikkei is doing very well, up 859 points, the Hang Seng also higher. And taking a quick check of the Australian dollar, it's currently buying 87.92 US cents.
The executives of Australia's largest gold miner Newcrest have received a big rebuke 3 after a significant number of shareholders 4 rejected their pay deal. Nearly half of all shareholders voted against the company's remuneration report at its annual general meeting in Melbourne. It means the board now has a strike against it and if it happens again at next year's meeting, the board will be spilled.
And official figures show a strong jump in business lending while home lending also remains 5 strong. Reserve Bank figures show growth in business lending rose from 0 to 0.5% from August to September. Growth in home lending was flat at 0.6% over the month. But over the year, home lending is up 6.8%.
v.使浮起( buoy的过去式和过去分词 )；支持；为…设浮标；振奋…的精神
- Buoyed by their win yesterday the team feel confident of further success. 在昨天胜利的鼓舞下，该队有信心再次获胜。
- His encouragement buoyed her up during that difficult period. 他的鼓励使她在那段困难时期恢复了乐观的情绪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.银行业，银行学，金融业
- John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
- He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
v.指责，非难，斥责 [反]praise
- He had to put up with a smart rebuke from the teacher.他不得不忍受老师的严厉指责。
- Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
- The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
- the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任