澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-05-01

Oil and gas producer Woodside is concerned to propose tax on mining companies will jeopardize¹ the growth of the resources industry. It is expected the Henry Tax Review, to be released on Sunday will recommend the Federal Government to impose a new resource rent tax on mining companies to help other parts of the economy. But the Federal Opposition² says it fears the Government's review will rely too much on the mining boom.

 

And the US economy has recorded its third quarter of economic growth in a row. It's seen 3.2 percent growth during the first quarter, but employment growth remains³ sluggish⁴ at around 10 percent.

 

Despite the news of growth, the US stocks tumbled on Friday to close out the worst week since January after news of the criminal probe into Goldman Sachs through investors⁵. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 were down nearly 1.5 percent at the close of trade.

 

In European markets, the FTSE 100 was down just over 1 percent. The Dax and Euro Stoxx 50 were also down slightly.

 

The Aussie dollar is lower against the greenback and the euro, but it's steady against the pound. And gold was up just over 12 dollars per ounce and oil is holding steady.

1 jeopardize   

vt.危及，损害

参考例句：

• Overworking can jeopardize your health.工作过量可能会危及你的健康。
• If you are rude to the boss it may jeopardize your chances of success.如果你对上司无礼，那就可能断送你成功的机会。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• 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。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• 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。

4 sluggish   

adj.懒惰的，迟钝的，无精打采的

参考例句：

• This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.这种湿热的天气使人感到懒洋洋的。
• Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。

5 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