澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-27
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年
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Portugal has approved an austerity budget aiming at curbing 1 the country's deficit 2. The drastic measures include tax rises and cuts to public sector 3 salaries. Both the Portuguese 4 government and the European Commission have denied suggestions the country is next in line for a bailout.
Three banks involved in the collapse 5 of Storm Financial say they are disappointed at the corporate 6 watchdog's decision to take legal action against them. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleges 7 the Commonwealth 8 Bank, Macquarie Bank and the Bank of Queensland participated in an unregistered managed investment scheme. ASIC also plans to take civil action against Storm founders 9 Emmanuel and Julie Cassimatis, accusing them of breaching 10 their duty as directors.
And to the market numbers, US stocks closed for the trading week in the red. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula and Europe's debt woes 11 weighed on investors 12 coming back from the Thanksgiving holiday. European markets have also slumped 13. Both the FTSE and the DAX are down about 30 points. The Australian share market ended the week flat with both the banking 14 and telecommunication 15 sectors 16 in the red. And Asian stocks were also down across the board.
Let's check the currencies now, the Australian dollar is currently buying about 96.5 US cents.
1 curbing
n.边石，边石的材料v.限制，克制，抑制( curb的现在分词 )
- Progress has been made in curbing inflation. 在控制通货膨胀方面已取得了进展。
- A range of policies have been introduced aimed at curbing inflation. 为了抑制通货膨胀实施了一系列的政策。
2 deficit
n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差
- The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
- We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
3 sector
n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
- The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
- The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
4 Portuguese
n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语
- They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
- Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。
5 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
6 corporate
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
- This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
- His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
7 alleges
断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )
- The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。
- Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。
8 commonwealth
n.共和国，联邦，共同体
- He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
- Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。
9 founders
n.创始人( founder的名词复数 )
- He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 来自辞典例句
- The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality. 我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。 来自辞典例句
10 breaching
攻破( breach的过去式 )； 破坏，违反
- The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。
- Third, an agency can abuse its discretion by breaching certain principles of judge-made law. 第三，行政机关会因违反某些法官制定的法律原则而构成滥用自由裁量权。
11 woes
困境( woe的名词复数 )； 悲伤； 我好苦哇； 某人就要倒霉
- Thanks for listening to my woes. 谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
- She has cried the blues about its financial woes. 对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。
12 investors
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
- a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
- a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
13 slumped
大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]
- Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
- The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。
14 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。
15 telecommunication
n.电信，远距离通信
- Telecommunication is an industry of service.电信业是一个服务型的行业。
- I only care about the telecommunication quality and the charge.我只关心通信质量和资费两个方面。