澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-08-12

 China's trade surplus narrowed unexpectedly in July, increasing speculation¹ that Beijing may boost stimulus² spending. Chinese export growth dropped sharply with exports rising one per cent over the year to July. Imports rose at an annual rate of 4.7 per cent. 

 

US regulators have directed five of the country's biggest banks to develop plans to stave off collapse³ according to documents obtained by Reusters News Agency. The regulators have told the banks, including Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase&Co not to rely on government help if they get into trouble. 

 

And the Crown....the casino operator Crown says there's been no decision from regulators yet on its application to increase stake in rival Echo Entertainment. James Packer's Crown Casino owns 10 per cent of Echo and wants to raise its stake to 25 per cent. It's part of a plan to build gaming precinct in Sydney.

 

And in Europe, when the markets closed, you can see, all down, obviously slightly. The FTSE down just 4 points there. And across the Atlantic, in America's markets, they actually finished higher for the week, ending up positive week a lot actually. The Dow up 23 points, along with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.

1 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

2 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

3 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。