英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-01-19

 After posting solid gains yesterday, the share market today lost momentum¹ and closed flat. The All Ords and the ASX 200 just giving back a few points.By the close, the falls today were led by bank and retail² sectors³. Gains in the resource sectors, though, capped market losses. And Warrnambool Cheese&Butter shares ended unchanged as Canadian company Suputo announced it's now just a whisker away from taking control of the company, now owning just over 46 percent of shares. Across the region, it's been a fairly mixed day of trade. The Nikkei just giving back a few gains towards the close. The Hang Seng still up strongly. And the Aussie dollar had a rough night, dropping to 87.77 US cents overnight, following yesterday's poor jobs data. It has recovered a little bit now. It's just over at 88 US cents, but it's mixed against the major currencies. 

 

While the Westpac believes the dollar could return to its highest 92 US cents over the next few months. Sean Callow from Westpac explains why to me earlier.

 

“There has to be some disappointment in the US as he say largely it will be driven by..by US factors, so you are quite right that the Feddie does seem to be very determined⁴ to maintain its tapering⁵...ah... ta..tapering stands process over the years, so reducing the amount of money printing.But even so, the..the fears economy disappoints a little bit.  You can still have interest rates...ah...just being...ah.. not soaring. I guess the key for the US dollar, we think the US grow economy will disappoint this year.”

1 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

2 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

3 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 tapering   

adj.尖端细的

参考例句：

• Interest in the scandal seems to be tapering off. 人们对那件丑闻的兴趣似乎越来越小了。
• Nonproductive expenditures keep tapering down. 非生产性开支一直在下降。