澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-09-18

 European Union finance ministers have been meeting in Poland after another rollercoaster week on the markets. They are talking about the size and scope of eurozone's rescue fund and to resolve differences about a second financial bailout for Greece. US Treasury¹ Secretary Timothy Geithner is also attending, underlining Washington's fears that eurozone turmoil² will affect the global economy. Eurozone governments have delayed until October a decision on whether to release the next $10.5 billion in bailout loans to Greece.

 

The German chancellor³ has moved to allay⁴ fears of the slowdown in Europe's biggest economy. Angela Merkel pointed⁵ to stronger-than-expected growth of 3 per cent this year. Original forecasts had been predicting 2.6 per cent growth amid concerns of a weakening economy. Germany is heavily reliant on exports and already weighed down by the huge bailouts for its struggling neighbours.

 

Taking a look at the markets, local shares ended the week with solid gains. For the second day in a row, the All Ords and the ASX 200 both added almost 2 per cent. Asian markets also jumped, tracking strong gains in Europe and the US. Japan's Nikkei finished up over 2 per cent. And in Europe, stocks closed higher, the DAX gaining 65 points, the Dow in New York about 76 points stronger. And the Aussie dollar is hovering⁶ around 103 cents there as you can see on screen.

1 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

2 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

3 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

4 allay   

v.消除，减轻(恐惧、怀疑等)

参考例句：

• The police tried to allay her fears but failed.警察力图减轻她的恐惧，但是没有收到什么效果。
• They are trying to allay public fears about the spread of the disease.他们正竭力减轻公众对这种疾病传播的恐惧。

5 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

6 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。