澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-20
时间：2019-02-21 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2013年
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The financial crisis in Cyprus has got worse. The parliament in Cyprus has overwhelmingly rejected a controversial bank bailout deal and most MPs voted against the plan and the rest abstained 1.
The deal to impose a one-off levy 2 on bank deposits sparked outrage 3 right across the country, but there is little time to come up with any new deal. Economists 4 say it's vitally important that EU policy makers 5 act to stop customers from creating a run on the banks.
“That's the last thing that the policy-makers in the Europe want to see. And so what we are going to see here is that European Central Bank may well step in and directly provide capital to banking 6 system in Cyprus and ensure that they are not necessarily going to add to the government debt as part of this bailout package.”
Now let's see how the market felt as a result of that ongoing 7 uncertainty 8. The Dow Jones was up a touch, but the Nasdaq and S&P 500 went in the opposite direction. The London FTSE also lost about a quarter of a percent.
To commodity prices.
West Texas Crude is trading at 92 US dollars a barrel. Tapis is at 115 and gold is still marching up with 1612 an ounce.
The Aussie dollar has dipped a little --- 103.67, 80 Euro cents and 69 pence sterling 9.
v.戒（尤指酒），戒除( abstain的过去式和过去分词 )；弃权（不投票）
- Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained. 十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
- They collectively abstained (from voting) in the elections for local councilors. 他们在地方议会议员选举中集体弃权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.征收税或其他款项，征收额
- They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
- A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。
n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒
- When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
- We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )
- The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
- Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）
- The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
- The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 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。
adj.进行中的，前进的
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物
- Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
- After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。