英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-03-05
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Virgin 1 Australia says it's very pleased with the government's intentions to scrape parts of the Qantas sell act,which limit foreign ownership. It says the outcome supports their competition in the Australia aviation market. The airline remains 2 opposed to the possibility of a debt guarantee for Qantas.
Well, there was initially 3 a muted response to the government's plans from the Qantas share price. But by the close, the company's shares were down one and a third percent. Virgin Australia added 1.6 percent. AGL lost 2.5 percent Newcrest reversed early gains to finish the session two percent lower. Dominos was among the best performers.
No surprises from the reserved bank today. It's lifted the official interest rate on hold at 2.5 percent. It's also reiterated 4 that's where it's likely to stay for some time. In a statement, the RBA governor Glen Steven said the most prudent 5 course is likely to be a period of stability for rates.
The Reserve Bank comments that the exchange rate remained high by the historical standards, sent currency traders into a bit of a frenzy 6. The Australian dollar's since stabilised against the greenback at 89.3 US cents.
Australian investors 7 looked past the Russia-Ukraine tensions. The sharemarket lifted by some positive construction and trade data.
Checking commodities and spot gold is on the way up. West Texas Crude oil jumped in the US overnight.
n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的
- Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
- There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
adv.最初，开始
- The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
- Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )
- "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。
adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的
- A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
- You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。
n.疯狂，狂热，极度的激动
- He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
- They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。