澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-05
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European Union leaders gathered in Brussels for an economic summit on the debt crisis facing the continent. Germany and France asked European neighbours to back unified 1 cross-border policies in a bid to start governing the eurozone economy as one, but Belgium opposed parts of the plan upon entering the summit. Originally to be a low-key event dedicated 2 to energy, the crisis in Egypt has also emerged as a key topic.
The number of people registered as unemployed 3 in the United States has fallen to its lowest level for almost two years. Figures for January put the number out of work at nine per cent of the workforce 4, down from 9.4 per cent in December. However, analysts 5 have predicted much stronger job creation.
And checking the market numbers now: in the US, the Dow is trading up by about 20 points. Europe's main stock markets rose on Friday as investors 6 set aside Egypt concerns to focus on upcoming US jobs data. Japan's Nikkei rose on Friday on optimism over a US economic recovery. And local shares have ended the week on positive footing with gains across most of the sectors 7. And the Australian dollar is buying just over one US dollar and about 63 British pence.
1 unified
(unify 的过去式和过去分词)； 统一的； 统一标准的； 一元化的
- The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
- The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。
2 dedicated
adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的
- He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
- His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
3 unemployed
adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的
- There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
- The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。
4 workforce
n.劳动大军，劳动力
- A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
- A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。
5 analysts
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
- City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
- I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。