澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-05-22

The Federal Opposition¹ says the proposed super profits mining tax is partly to blame for a massive fall in the Australian dollar. The dollar hit a ten-month low on Friday. And Shadow Treasurer² Joe Hockey says foreign investors³ have been spooked by the new tax. But the Government says European debt fears are responsible for the currency's fall in value. Mining companies in several state governments have expressed concern over the tax's impact on the industry.

 

The German parliament has approved the contribution. Germany will make to a massive stabilization⁴ package for eurozone countries. The package is worth 1.2 trillion dollars, with Germany’s share about one-fifths of that’s total. The European Union agreed on the package to prevent the Greek financial crisis spreading and to restore confidence in the euro. But the approval of Germany’s share of the rescue package has failed to resuscitate⁵ European markets. The major indexes fell more than 2 percent, with the FTSE 100 dipping below the 5,000 level for the first time since November.

 

On Wall Street, the Dow Jones dropped below the psychological barrier of 10,000 before rebounding⁶ to finish slightly higher. And local shares made an impressive rally to close only slightly lower after experiencing falls of over 3 percent. The Australian dollar also took a nosedive.

1 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。

2 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

3 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

4 Stabilization   

稳定化

参考例句：

• The position of barycentre on plane directly impacts the stabilization and manipulation of plane. 飞机重心位置直接影响飞机的稳定和操纵特性。
• With the higher olefins, stabilization of the energetic intermediates occurs more easily. 在较高的烯烃情况下，高能的中间物稳定作用更易出现。

5 resuscitate   

v.使复活，使苏醒

参考例句：

• A policeman and then a paramedic tried to resuscitate her.一名警察和一位护理人员先后试图救活她。
• As instructed by Rinpoche,we got the doctors to resuscitate him.遵照仁波切的指示，我们找来医生帮他进行急救。

6 rebounding   

蹦跳运动

参考例句：

• The strength of negative temperature concrete is tested with supersonic-rebounding method. 本文将超声回弹综合法用于负温混凝土强度检测。
• The fundamental of basketball includes shooting, passing and catching, rebounding, etc. 篮球运动中最基本的东西包括投篮，传接球，篮板球等。