澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-06-18

 Woodside has lost $1.5 billion in value after announcing a cost blowout on one of its LNG projects. The company has revealed its Pluto¹ project in WA's northwest is over budget by almost $1 billion. It was due to start production in December, but that's been delayed until March next year. The announcement sent Woodside shares tumbling by almost 4 per cent.

 

Rio Tinto is expected to face court in Darwin over a petrol spill at its alumina refinery² on the Gove Peninsula. Last year, the mining giant revealed that about 70,000 litres of unleaded petrol had leaked from an oil tank at its Alcan plant and into the soil below. The Territory Department of Resources has now decided³ to prosecute⁴ over the spill. 

 

And the Greek government has named a new finance minister to tackle the country's crippling debt. The appointment of Evangelos Venizelos is part of a wider campaign of a cabinet reshuffle. It's hoped the new finance minister will be able to push through an austerity plan to avert⁵ bankruptcy⁶. 

 

And hopes of a new bailout package for Greece have given the European markets a boost. The DAX is up 54 points and the FTSE gained 16. In the US, the Dow Jones and the NASDAQ traded higher. The local share market finished the week with slight gains. The All Ords was up about four points and the ASX200 was up just six.

1 Pluto   

n.冥王星

参考例句：

• Pluto is the furthest planet from the sun.冥王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Pluto has an elliptic orbit.冥王星的轨道是椭圆形的。

2 refinery   

n.精炼厂，提炼厂

参考例句：

• They built a sugar refinery.他们建起了一座榨糖厂。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 prosecute   

vt.告发；进行；vi.告发，起诉，作检察官

参考例句：

• I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
• Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据？

5 avert   

v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)

参考例句：

• He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
• I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

6 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。