澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-02-19
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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New data shows retail 1 sales in Britain rallied sharply in January. It comes as weather conditions eased after what was seen as a snow-induced slump 2 in December. Sales jumped just under 2 per cent in January from the previous month. Experts say the trend was also affected 3 by a government sales tax hike which took effect this year.
G20 ministers have gathered in Paris for a two-day meeting. They'll be seeking to agree on the indicators 4 to measure the economic gaps and imbalances in the financial market. The G20 last met in Seoul last November, but walked away without any meaningful agreement. Now host country France hopes its year at the G20 helm will lead to an overhaul 5 of world finance. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has vowed 6 to reform the world monetary 7 system and commodities markets.
And taking a look at the markets now, the Dow is up 0.3 percent. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were largely flat. Europe's main stock markets are mixed. Elsewhere in our region, Japan's Nikkei closed Friday six points stronger. And local stocks have finished flat with investors 8 taking profits on a solid week's trading. The Australian dollar is buying just over parity 9 with the greenback and about 62 British pence.
1 retail
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
- In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
- These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
2 slump
n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌
- She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
- Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。
3 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
4 indicators
（仪器上显示温度、压力、耗油量等的）指针( indicator的名词复数 )； 指示物； （车辆上的）转弯指示灯； 指示信号
- The economic indicators are better than expected. 经济指标比预期的好。
- It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science. 为社会科学领域的许多概念确立一个指标仍然很难。
5 overhaul
v./n.大修，仔细检查
- Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
- It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。
6 vowed
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
7 monetary
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
- The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
- Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。