澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-07-04
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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Let's look at finance and the International Monetary 1 Fund says the economic recovery in the United States remains 2 tepid 3.
The IMF is warning the country must avoid tax increases and spending cuts that could send it back into recession, says the risks to the economy haven't intensified 4.
I would say that first of all the US economic recovery remains tepid and downside risks haven't intensified. They are of two types: one is clearly external and comes from the current European situation and its potential deterioration 5. And the second is domestic and is really closely associated with No.1 the debts ceiling and No.2 the fiscal 6 cliff.
That's Christine Lagarde, the head of IMF. Let's take a look at the markets.
It's a good night despite those warnings from the IMF. The Dow closed 72 points higher. The NASDAQ gained 25 and the S&P 500 also rose. In London, the FTSE finished 47 points in the black.
Checking commodity prices.
West Texas Crude is trading at 87 US dollars and 72 cents a barrel. Tapis Crude is trading at 104 US dollars and 88 cents a barrel. And gold is at 1617 US dollars an ounce. The Australian dollar is buying 103 US cents, 82 euro cents and 65 pence sterling 7.
1 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。
2 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
3 tepid
adj.微温的，温热的，不太热心的
- She bent her mouth to the tap and drank the tepid water.她把嘴伸到水龙头底下去喝那微温的水。
- Her feet firmly planted on the tepid rough brick of the floor.她一双脚稳固地立在微温而粗糙的砖地上。
4 intensified
v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )
- Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
- The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 deterioration
n.退化；恶化；变坏
- Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age. 随着年龄的增长，心智和体力自然衰退。
- The car's bodywork was already showing signs of deterioration. 这辆车的车身已经显示出了劣化迹象。