澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-11-27
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2011年
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The ex-boss of disgraced camera-maker Olympus has met with the company's board for the first time since he was sacked. Olympus fired Michael Woodford last month after he revealed that the company was covering up investment losses. Mr Woodford said the meeting had been constructive 1 and honest. The board meeting came a day after the resignation of three directors in Japan accused of accounting 2 fraud. Olympus will be delisted if it fails to report financial data by mid-December.
Moody's has cut its rating of Hungarian government debt to junk status. The ratings agency blamed the country's high levels of debt and weak prospects 3 for growth and has doubts over whether the government can achieve its economic goals. The government says the move is part of a series of financial attacks against the country.
Let's take a look at the market numbers. As they finished and developments in Hungary added to broader concerns about the health of the global economy, particularly in Europe, which dragged down those European stocks on Friday. Local investors 4 followed suit. The market ended lower for the sixth day in a row in Australia with the ASX 200 falling below the benchmark level of 4,000. It's a similar story across the region. The Nikkei in Japan is around the lowest level in 2.5 years. And in the US, markets have ended the week on a negative note, the Dow just closing down there lower as you can see, and the Aussie dollar is hovering 5 at around 97 US cents.
1 constructive
adj.建设的，建设性的
- We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
- He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。
2 accounting
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
- A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
- There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。
3 prospects
n.希望，前途(恒为复数)
- There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
- They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。