澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-06-20
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2012年
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The Commonwealth 1 Bank says,recent big cuts in the official interest rate,are helping 2 boost consumer spending.The bank's business sale indicator 3 has risen by nearly 2% in May but the CBA says uncertainty 4 over the global economy has put a dent 5 in confidence and it mades difficult to predict if that momentum 6 will continue.
European economists 7 fear Spain is close to a sovereign bailout.Spain has raised a 3 billion EUROs overnight,but has to pay investors 8 more than 5% of that over a year,that's the highest level in five years.EU officials are also due to finish their order to Spanish banks later this week.They have sought up to 100 billion EUORs in long term loans.
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t has been a good night for the markets.In fact the DOW has finished 96 points higher.The NASDAQ up 34,the S&P 500 putting 13 points on and across in London,the FTSE gaining 95.
To the commodities markets,West Texas Crude is trading at 83 US dollars and 97 cents a barrel.Tapis Crude at 100 US dollars 39 cents a barrel.And golds 1620 US dollars an ounce.
To the currencies,the Australian dollar is buying just over one US dollar,80 EURO cents,and 65 pence sterling 9.
1 commonwealth
n.共和国，联邦，共同体
- He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
- Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。
2 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
3 indicator
n.指标；指示物，指示者；指示器
- Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
- His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。
4 uncertainty
n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物
- Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
- After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。
5 dent
n.凹痕，凹坑；初步进展
- I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。
- That dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out.那个凹陷不大，用不着把它锤平。
6 momentum
n.动力，冲力，势头；动量
- We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
- The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
7 economists
n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )
- The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
- Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》