澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-04-03
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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And the eurozone has passed another bleak 1 economic milestone 2. The official jobless rate across the 17 member states has hit a combined record high of 12 percent. More than 19 million people were unemployed 3 in February.
That's an increase of one and three quarters million from last year. There's also a sharp downturn in factory output across the eurozone. Analysts 4 say market confidence in the Euro has been dented 5 by the Cyprus bailout and worries about the Italy's political instability.
Talking of Cyprus. The finance minister has resigned amid the fallout from his country's controversial bailout. Michalis Sarris has faced strong criticism for his handling of the negotiations 6 with international creditors 7.
He'd also been the president of the Laki Bank whose troubles contributed to the financial crisis in the first place. A judicial 8 investigation 9 has been ordered into just how Cyprus was brought to the edge of bankruptcy 10 before accepting those tough conditions of a rescue deal.
Now the US indices ended higher, most across the board. London's FTSE also shot up, gaining more than one percent.
West Texas Crude is trading at 97 US dollars a barrel. Tapis is at 116. Gold has dipped. It's down to 1576 an ounce.
The Aussie dollar buying 104 US cents, 82 euro cents and 69 pence sterling 11.
That's an increase of one and three quarters million from last year. There's also a sharp downturn in factory output across the eurozone. Analysts 4 say market confidence in the Euro has been dented 5 by the Cyprus bailout and worries about the Italy's political instability.
Talking of Cyprus. The finance minister has resigned amid the fallout from his country's controversial bailout. Michalis Sarris has faced strong criticism for his handling of the negotiations 6 with international creditors 7.
He'd also been the president of the Laki Bank whose troubles contributed to the financial crisis in the first place. A judicial 8 investigation 9 has been ordered into just how Cyprus was brought to the edge of bankruptcy 10 before accepting those tough conditions of a rescue deal.
Now the US indices ended higher, most across the board. London's FTSE also shot up, gaining more than one percent.
West Texas Crude is trading at 97 US dollars a barrel. Tapis is at 116. Gold has dipped. It's down to 1576 an ounce.
The Aussie dollar buying 104 US cents, 82 euro cents and 69 pence sterling 11.
adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的
- They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
- The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。
n.里程碑；划时代的事件
- The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
- I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。
adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的
- There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
- The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。
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。
v.使产生凹痕( dent的过去式和过去分词 )；损害；伤害；挫伤（信心、名誉等）
- The back of the car was badly dented in the collision. 汽车尾部被撞后严重凹陷。
- I'm afraid I've dented the car. 恐怕我把车子撞瘪了一些。 来自《简明英汉词典》
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )
- They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的
- He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
- Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。
n.调查，调查研究
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
n.破产；无偿付能力
- You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
- His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。