澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-08-24
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And Spain's parliament has agreed to pass a constitutional limit on public-sector borrowing. It's the first eurozone country to impose such a restriction 1. Last week, France and Germany called on all eurozone governments to introduce limits to help contain the debt crisis. The proposed amendment 2 will require the government to maintain a balanced budget and cap the total amount of debts it can run up. The Spanish parliament is also debating further austerity measures to cut the country's deficit 3.
World stock markets have risen on speculation 4 that the US Federal Reserve is planning further stimulatory 5 measures. Wall Street was up around three per cent while European markets closed a more modest half a per cent higher.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is widely expected to discuss further stimulus 6 actions in a speech on Friday. Weak housing and factory data in the US have triggered this latest speculation.
Now let's take a look at those markets now. The Dow closed up 322 points. The NASDAQ was also up 160 points. And the S&P500 was up 33 points. In London, the FTSE closed up 34.
And checking commodity prices, West Texas Crude is trading at 85 US dollars and 39 cents a barrel. Tapis crude is trading at 117 US dollars and 30 cents a barrel. And gold is trading at 1832 US dollars and 69 cents an ounce. The Australian dollar is buying one dollar five US, 72 euro cents and 63 pence sterling 7.
1 restriction
n.限制，约束
- The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放，没有任何限制。
- The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。
2 amendment
n.改正，修正，改善，修正案
- The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
- The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。
3 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。
4 speculation
n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机
- Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
- There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
5 stimulatory
adj.刺激； 激励； 激发； 鼓舞
- Some are more stimulatory, others more sedative. 有些比较起兴奋作用，另一些比较起镇静作用。 来自辞典例句
- Conclusions: H. ducreyi influences T-cell-stimulatory ability of APCs and favors a Th1-type response. 提示 ：杜克雷菌能影响APCs活化T细胞的能力 ，并有助于Th1型反应。 来自互联网