澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-07-25

to finance ，and investors¹ remain worry that Spain won't be able to avoid full bailout .the Spanish government has borrowed three and

half billion dollars on financial markets it has been forced  to pay three point seven percent  this is the second harsh rate for short term loan in the euro history ，Spain increasingly desperate struggle to get its finance in order has seen it’s borrowing costs soar to  unsustainable levels ，its long term rate has climbed above seven and half percent .

apple's quarterly earning of coming lower in wall street was expecting third quarter revenue rose to thirty five billion US dollars  ，apple sold twenty six million iphone but that was about three million less than forecast ，analysts² believe buyers are waiting for iphone 5 which is coming out is spring .

to the markets ，the dow jones has lost one has lost one hundred and four points over night ，the Nasdaq failed twenty seven ，the S&P 500 is down twelve points ，and across in London ，the FTSE dropped thirty five .

to the commodity markets ，west taxes crude is trading at eighty eight US dollars and twenty five cents barrel ，tapis crude at one hundred and six US dollars and fifty seven cents barrel ，and gold this morning at fifteen hundred and eighty US dollars an ounce ，the Australian dollar is buying one hundred and two US cents ，eighty five Euro cents and sixty six pence sterling³ .

1 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

2 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。

3 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。