澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-09

 The White House says the US economy is continuing to recover despite weaker-than-expected jobs figures. Ninety-six thousand jobs were created last month, around 40,000 fewer than predicted. The republican presidential nominee¹ Mick Romney says the figures show Barack Obama has failed to deliver on his promise to lead America back to prosperity. The Obama administration says the economy is continuing to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression.

 

 

 

China is promising² to establish a natural carbon trading market by the end of the decade. A government official made the announcement during the Third Annual Earth Temple Forum³ in Beijing. China says technological⁴ improvements over the past seven years have led to it saving 1.7 billion tons of carbon dioxide. 

 

 

 

Around 1,000 Lufthansa flight attendants have marched on the airline's headquarters in Frankfurt Airport as part of a 24-hour strike over pay. Lufthansa has cancelled over 1,000 flights after cabin crew walked off the job at airports across Germany. It's left an estimated 100,000 passengers stranded⁵. The flight attendants are in a long-running pay dispute with Germany's largest airline, which is struggling to compete against budget carriers.

1 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

2 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

3 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

4 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

5 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。