澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-18
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 administrator 1 of the collapsed 3 airline,Air Australia,has revealed that the accounting 4 lost almost 90 million dollars over the past three years.In its first report to creditors 5,Korda Mentha has recommended Air Australia be placed into liquidation 6.The report says that while some employees could receive payments,unsecured creditors won't get any money back.In the late up to Air Australia's collapse 2 last month,the company suffered annual losses up to 25 and 37 million dollars.
Germany is resisting calls to bolster 7 Euro-zone's bail-out fund,saying the debt crisis poses less of an immediate 8 threat.Europe aims to establish a unified 9 stance so whether to boost its own resources in response to the crisis at the IMF meeting next month. While several IMF members and the US have called on the Euro-zone to increase commitment to the fund,Berlin will not belt pressure.Experts say this could undermine EU countries' contribution to the fund.
Let's check the markets.
In the US,at the close,will just head to the close,the Dow down 20 points,and not much movements on the 500 and NASDAQ.
1 administrator
n.经营管理者，行政官员
- The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
- He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。
2 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
3 collapsed
adj.倒塌的
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
4 accounting
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
- A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
- There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。
5 creditors
n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )
- They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 liquidation
n.清算，停止营业
- The bankrupt company went into liquidation.这家破产公司停业清盘。
- He lost all he possessed when his company was put into liquidation.当公司被清算结业时他失去了拥有的一切。
7 bolster
n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励
- The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
- He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。