澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-11-25
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When markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was up 28 points. The Dax and Euro were also up 64 and 22 points, respectively. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is up 173 points, while the S&P 500 is also up 18 points.
And the Australian dollar is worth more than 104 US cents this morning. It'll also buy you 65 British pence and almost 127 New Zealand cents.
Germany has rejected a deal with Switzerland to tax German citizens' assets stashed 1 in Swiss Bank accounts. Germany's opposition--Greens and Social Democrats 2 rejected a last-ditch appeal by the Finance Minister for the tax deal, saying the legislation would have let tax evaders off too quickly. The Swiss banking 3 industry says Germany missed a possible solution to settle the bi-lateral tax issues.
In the United States, the shopping frenzy 4, known as Black Friday, has kicked off gains on Wall Street as markets focus on retail 5 sales. The National Retail Federation 6 says it expects sales to grow by 4.1 per cent, a big down on the previous year. The stakes are high for retailers 7, which can earn more than a third of their annual sales during the holiday season.
1 stashed
v.贮藏( stash的过去式和过去分词 )；隐藏；藏匿；藏起
- She has a fortune stashed away in various bank accounts. 她有一大笔钱存在几个不同的银行账户下。
- She has a fortune stashed away in various bank accounts. 她在不同的银行账户上秘密储存了一大笔钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 democrats
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 banking
n.银行业，银行学，金融业
- John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
- He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
4 frenzy
n.疯狂，狂热，极度的激动
- He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
- They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。
5 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。
6 federation
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
- It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
- Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。