澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-12-03
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年
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Let’s go to finance now, and the latest national account’s figures are out today in respect to show solid growth in the September quarter. Economist 1 survey by Bloomberg predicted GDP grew 0.7% over the period up from 0.5% in the June quarter. Now that will take annual growth rate to 3.1%. Analysts 2 say that isn’t strong enough to make any inroads in the cutting that jobless rate.
In Russia, western sanctions over Ukraine and foreign oil prices are taking a heavy toll 3 on that country’s economy. The government has slashed 4 its economic forecast for next year and warned that Russia is now heading into recession. Russia’s Economic Development Ministry 5 estimates the economics will contract by 0.8% next year. It had previously 6 estimated the economic will grow by 1.2% in 2015.
OK, let’s go to the markets. The US energy companies are pushing Wall Street higher despite a fall in global oil prices overnight. The Dow closed more than 0.5% higher. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 had also made gains. In London, the FTSE was also up. Checking commodity prices, West Texas Crude is trading at 67 dollars a barrel. Tapis is at 74 US dollars a barrel. And gold is at 1199 US dollars an ounce. The Aussie dollar is at 84 US cents, 68 euro cents and 54 pence sterling 7.
n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人
- He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
- He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。
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。
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减
- Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
- He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.(政府的)部；牧师
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
adv.以前，先前（地）
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。