时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:澳洲ABC新闻快递2009年


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Australia’s push for a permanent seat at the top table has paid off. World leaders have announced the G20 will supersede 1 the G8 as the world’s premier 2 financial governance body. It's a win for the prime minister who has been arguing for months the G20 should be the driving power of major financial decisions. Kevin Rudd says it's a more representative body as it includes emerging powers such as China and India. The G20 is meeting in the US city of Pittsburgh for a two-day summit.


Twitter says it’s closed a deal for significant new funding. The 115-million-dollar investment is about twice as much as Twitter was reportedly expected to raise in its latest round of fund-raising. So far the social networking website has been unable to make money since its launch.


To the markets now, banking 3 stocks have made gains after ANZ announced it’s swallowing ING’s stake in their joint 4 wealth management and life insurance ventures.


The local market was buoyed 5. The ASX closed 0.25% higher. But Wall Street fell for its third straight day on disappointing US housing and durable 6 goods data. In London, gains in the pharmaceutical 7 and energy stocks helped offset 8 losses. And on Saturday morning the dollar was buying 86 US cents.


And that’s ABC Business News.



1 supersede
v.替代;充任
  • We must supersede old machines by new ones.我们必须以新机器取代旧机器。
  • The use of robots will someday supersede manual labor.机器人的使用有一天会取代人力。
2 premier
adj.首要的;n.总理,首相
  • The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
  • He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
3 banking
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。
4 joint
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
5 buoyed
v.使浮起( buoy的过去式和过去分词 );支持;为…设浮标;振奋…的精神
  • Buoyed by their win yesterday the team feel confident of further success. 在昨天胜利的鼓舞下,该队有信心再次获胜。
  • His encouragement buoyed her up during that difficult period. 他的鼓励使她在那段困难时期恢复了乐观的情绪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 durable
adj.持久的,耐久的
  • This raincoat is made of very durable material.这件雨衣是用非常耐用的料子做的。
  • They frequently require more major durable purchases.他们经常需要购买耐用消费品。
7 pharmaceutical
adj.药学的,药物的;药用的,药剂师的
  • She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
  • We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。
8 offset
n.分支,补偿;v.抵消,补偿
  • Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
  • He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。