时间:2019-02-14 作者:英语课 分类:澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年


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 BHP Billiton is looking at cutting thousands of jobs from its iron ore operation in Western Australia. BHP Billiton has employed external consultants 1 to conduct a review in order to cut costs. The company says jobs are likely to go as a result of this, but won’t put a figure on it. The ABC understands up to 3,000 jobs could go from its iron ore division which currently employs 16,000 people. Many of the job losses though are expected to be contractors 2 whose positions are coming to an end. 


 
The talks between South African Voolworths and Australian business Solomon Lew for control of Australia’s retail 3 brand has escalated 4. Voolworths says it wants to buy Mr. Lew’s stake in fashion label Country Road which they jointly 5 own for a premium 6. The offer conditions on whether Voolworths’ takeover of David Jones goes ahead. Solomon Lew recently bought a large stake in David Jones, many believed in the market that Mr. Lew bought into David Jones to force Voolworths to buy out his Country Road shares.
 
The Australian share market has been wiped down by retailers 7 in banking 8 store.

顾问( consultant的名词复数 ); 高级顾问医生,会诊医生
  • a firm of management consultants 管理咨询公司
  • There're many consultants in hospital. 医院里有很多会诊医生。
n.(建筑、监造中的)承包人( contractor的名词复数 )
  • We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后,接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v./n.零售;adv.以零售价格
  • In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
  • These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
v.(使)逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 );(使)逐步扩大;(使)更高;(使)更大
  • The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
  • The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级,演变成了一场同警察的混战。
ad.联合地,共同地
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
  • She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
n.加付款;赠品;adj.高级的;售价高的
  • You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
  • Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后,清水便因稀而贵了。
零售商,零售店( retailer的名词复数 )
  • High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
  • Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。
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。
学英语单词
acceleration vector of center of mass
accelerator cross shaft
ammoniacal odo(u)r
anduzes
antigonadotrophic
automatic phase regulation
babying
Batignano
Bol'shoye Leprindo, Ozero
British Standard Fine Thread
capital verification
central-server model
Chiquimulilla
class rate
clovepink
color subtraction
Confucian
crushing down test
current-instruction register
depth encoder
desorption control
double-exposure
earlier
eccentric-strap oil pocket
eigenchannel
El Maraňón
emerald spodumene
fablan
fibromedullary cancer
fixtures and furnitures
fling off cooling
Fridenberg test card
gravity drop hammer
grease someone's fist
hgoes
hiromi
homocamfin
hydrochlorinate
impact-stress
impecunious
in-line flexographic press
ink-jet printers
iridectropium
irregularized
IT distributor
john pierpont morgans
Kengyilia thoroldiana
Klee
lightheavyweights
log arithmic diode
M-protein
main carriageway
make ... market
mechanical orienting tool
megadrought
minor principal stress
mournful-like
nanovoltmeters
nectosac
online working
other instrumentation and measurement systems
paywall
peak pressure meter
Planet X
pole slipping
polymyositis haemorrhagica
poudreuses
release of distress
revolving axle
rhodesdale
rich content
rounded numeric data
salvage department
santyl
scratch crew
season colour
secondary test
self-denier
shiue
sliding vane
station boundary mark
statisticizing
swerve
the great mother
this is your life
Thrinax parviflora
thunder god vine
time-sharing group
traverse error of closure
uniform boundedness principle
unzoned lens
upthurst fault-scarp
urbanitis
uterine rupture
Valafell
vecuronium
verona serge
voltage transducer
Warren-girder
wheel diameter
who'd've
zero-voc