澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-30

The US economy is on the road to recovery, posting its fastest growth rate in six years. Fourth quarter GDP grew by 5.7 percent, much faster than expected. The Obama administration’s welcomed the news, saying recent policies have helped the country’s economic recovery. But the President says job growth is still lagging despite this.

 

US stocks initially¹ rallied on the news, but the Dow finished 0.5 percent lower with investors² worried about fiscal³ turmoil⁴ in Europe. European stocks rose on the back of that upbeat US second economic data. Banking⁵ and commodities rebounded⁶ after sharp losses in the previous session. London’s FTSE closed 0.8 percent higher. The Australian dollar slipped back against the majors. It’s buying 88.5 US cents and 55.3 British pence.

 

In other finance news, Toyota is tipped to resume US sales of its eight recalled models in three weeks’ time. The car manufacturer is facing US Congress scrutiny⁷ over its biggest ever safety recall of 2.4 million vehicles. And BMW’s sales slipped 4.7 percent last year, a sign the luxury car market is still feeling the pinch of the global recession.

 

And that’s your ABC Business News.

1 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

2 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

3 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

4 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

5 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• 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。

6 rebounded   

弹回( rebound的过去式和过去分词 )； 反弹； 产生反作用； 未能奏效

参考例句：

• The ball rebounded from the goalpost and Owen headed it in. 球从门柱弹回，欧文头球将球攻进。
• The ball rebounded from his racket into the net. 球从他的球拍上弹回网中。

7 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。