澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-08-14

The local market has snapped a three-day losing streak¹ with both the All Ords and the ASX 200 closing up one and a third per cent. Bargain-hunters stepped in to snap up Telstra shares after it slumped² to an all-time low of $2.82, helping³ it recover a little from yesterday's 9.5 per cent decline. Qantas also bounced back and Myer added to yesterday’s gains, it's closed up nearly 2 per cent. The miners also rose on stronger metals prices. Rio Tinto put on 2.5 per cent as did Lihir after gold had its biggest one-day rally in more than two months. Higher-than-expected US jobless claims have prompted a surge in safe-haven assets like gold. Asian stocks were fairly mixed today. Japan's Nikkei recovered from early losses to finish up 0.5 per cent. And the Australian dollar strengthened to 90.1 US cents.

As Telstra share price touched record lows today, the telco announced plans to sell its share in the Chinese Internet business SouFun. Two private equity⁴ firms have agreed to buy whatever shares Telstra is not able to sell through an initial public offering. They've also agreed to buy the holding for 900 million if the float process isn't completed. Their offer is less than analysts⁵ involved in the float had previously⁶ flagged, but well above the 280 million Telstra paid for its 51 per cent stake in 2006.

1 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

2 slumped   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
• The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

5 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

6 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。