澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-09-04
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年
Local stocks ended only slightly high today, but they kept their best weekly performance in the year. The All Ordinaries finished up 15 points. The ASX 200 put on just nine points but it put on about four per cent for the week. Fortescue Metal Shares fell today, the miner is being sued by one of its major shareholders 1 over efforts to raise funds. Sigma pharmaceuticals 2 also closed lower after saying it was facing possible class action in relation to capital raising. Shares in Telstra, however, gained ground after its Chinese subsidiary filed for an initial public offering with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Elsewhere in the region, Japan's Nekkei ended the session up just over half a percent. And the Australian Dollar is buying almost 91 US cents.
Well, the Australian service sector 3 was sluggish 4 in August, contracting for the fourth month in a row. A survey of about 200 companies by the Australian Industry Group and the Commonwealth 5 Bank found the fading effects of stimulus 6 measures and Federal election uncertainty 7 impacted on demand.
However, there was a big rise in new vehicle sales during the month. Figures from the Federal Chamber 8 of Automotive Industry showed that just over 82,000 vehicles were sold in August. That's up four per cent on same time a year ago.
- The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
- the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任
- the development of new pharmaceuticals 新药的开发
- The companies are pouring trillions of yen into biotechnology research,especially for pharmaceuticals and new seeds. 这些公司将大量资金投入生物工艺学研究，尤其是药品和新种子方面。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.这种湿热的天气使人感到懒洋洋的。
- Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。
- 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。
- Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
- Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。
- 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。