澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-06
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And the US government has begun legal action against Standard&Poor's. It's the first time charges have been brought against one of the credit rating agencies, widely blamed for contributing to the global financial crisis. Standard&Poor's denies claims that it deliberately 1 played down the risk of investing in toxic 2 mortgage bonds.
French President Francios Hollande has foreshadowed a tough Europe Union summit this week. EU members will try for a second time to agree on a new seven-year budget plan.
Mr Hollande has warned Britain not to hijack 3 the summit with excessive demands for budget cuts while refusing to make its own concessions 4. Last November's first attempt failed when Britain led opposition 5 against the budget proposals.
To the markets.
The Dow Jones put on 132 points. Towards the close, the Nasdaq's risen 1.5 pre cent. The S&P 500 also made gains. And in London, the FTSE rose as well.
Checking commodities markets now.
West Texas Crude is trading at 97 US dollars a barrel. Tapis Crude is 123 US dollars a barrel. And gold is 1671 US dollars an ounce.
The Australian dollar is buying 104 US cents, 77 Euro cents and 66 pence sterling 6.
1 deliberately
adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地
- The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
- They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。
2 toxic
adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的
- The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
- There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。
3 hijack
v.劫持，劫机，拦路抢劫
- Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。
- The hijack take place just after the plane take off.劫持是飞机刚起飞后发生的。
4 concessions
n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权
- The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
- The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。
5 opposition
n.反对，敌对
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。