澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-09

 Well as we've heard jobs growth ground to a halt in the United States last month according to the latest unemployment figures, the US economy generated a paltry¹ 18,000 jobs in June, much lower than expected. The fall in new jobs pushed the overall unemployment rate at 9.2 per cent with employers hiring the fewest number of workers in nine months. The data is dampening hopes the economy was on the cusp of regaining² momentum³. 

 

It hasn't been announced yet, but the Gillard Government's carbon tax plan is all but certain to pass through Parliament. Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has announced he will support the tax when the legislation eventually hits Parliament.

 

The Reserve Bank assistant governor Guy Debelle says Australia's account deficits⁴ are no cause for alarm. Australia's account deficits stood at 10.5 billion dollars at the end of the first quarter, prompting some investors⁵ and bankers to raise concern. But Mr Debelle says Australia's banks aren't funding the current account.  

 

To the market numbers, mining stocks led the gains on the local share market. The All Ordinaries and the ASX 200 both ended the week higher. In the US, stocks plummeted⁶ in the wake of that poor jobs data but they did manage to recover, most of those losses by the close. And the Australian dollar is currently hovering⁷ around 108 US cents.

1 paltry   

adj.无价值的，微不足道的

参考例句：

• The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns.那些家长对家里鸡毛蒜皮的小事没什么兴趣。
• I'm getting angry;and if you don't command that paltry spirit of yours.我要生气了，如果你不能振作你那点元气。

2 regaining   

复得( regain的现在分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• She was regaining consciousness now, but the fear was coming with her. 现在她正在恢发她的知觉，但是恐怖也就伴随着来了。
• She said briefly, regaining her will with a click. 她干脆地答道，又马上重新振作起精神来。

3 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

4 deficits   

n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 )；赤字；亏空；亏损

参考例句：

• The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句

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

6 plummeted   

v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Share prices plummeted to an all-time low. 股票价格暴跌到历史最低点。
• A plane plummeted to earth. 一架飞机一头栽向地面。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 hovering   

鸟( hover的现在分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫

参考例句：

• The helicopter was hovering about 100 metres above the pad. 直升机在离发射台一百米的上空盘旋。
• I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight. 我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。