澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-01-11

 The Northern Territory government says the sale of gas on the Inpex project brings the Territory's step closer to securing a major investment. Inpex is planning to build a multi-billion-dollar gas processing plant in Darwin, but a final investment decision has not been announced. The Japanese company says it's already sold all of the gas from the project and the acting¹ chief minister, Delia Lawrie, says that is good news. 

 

Photography company Eastman Kodak has announced plans for a major restructure to speed up its transformation² into a digital company. Now Kodak says the plans would involve a reshuffling of top positions designed to increase productivity and reduce cost. Eastman Kodak share prices jump more than 30 percent following this news. The company's still facing bankruptcy³ though. 

 

Now let's have a look at how financial markets fared overnight. And the Dow, the American markets have just closed for the day. The Dow was up 69. The Nasdaq was up 25, close 26. Nearly 10 points higher the S&P 500. In London the FTSE also had a good performance. 

 

Checking commodity prices, West Texas crude is trading at $102.10 a barrel. Tapis is trading at $119.59 a barrel. And gold has been marching higher overnight, $1630.54 an ounce. The Aussie dollar, too, has jumped. It's buying 103 US cents, 81 euro cents and 67 pence sterling⁴.

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

3 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。

4 sterling   

adj.英币的(纯粹的，货真价实的)；n.英国货币(英镑)

参考例句：

• Could you tell me the current rate for sterling, please?能否请您告诉我现行英国货币的兑换率？
• Sterling has recently been strong,which will help to abate inflationary pressures.英国货币最近非常坚挺，这有助于减轻通胀压力。