英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-05-07

 There’s been no surprises from the Reserve Bank today with the central bank leaving interest rate on hold as expected. The company statement appeared slightly more upbeat on the jobs market on the back of recent falls in unemployment. The cash rate remains¹ at the historic low of 2.5% for the ninth month in a row. 

 

Well, despite the Reserve Bank mentioning that the Australian dollar is at historically high levels, it did rise a little against the greenback. Right now, it’s buying 92.8 US cents if we take a check of that graphic². 

 

And if we turn to the Australian share market. It’s making modest gains by the end of the session, adding a 1/5 of a percent by the close. Turning to the US, and Wall Street closed slightly higher after a pickup³ in some economic data lifted sentiment. 

 

David Jones has delivered a strong third quarter sales result. DJ says sales grew by 4.1% from the same time last year. The result was, however, overshadowed by news that the foreign investment review board has approved a takeover bid for the retailer⁴. South African company Woolworth last month made a tilt⁵ for David Jones, valuing the company 2.2 billion dollars. DJ’s board has / recommended the four-dollar-a-share offer. Well, to the market reaction, and David Jones shares and its rival Myer headed higher by the close. BHP Billiton was a little stronger.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

3 pickup   

n.拾起，获得

参考例句：

• I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

4 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

5 tilt   

v.(使)倾侧；(使)倾斜；n.倾侧；倾斜

参考例句：

• She wore her hat at a tilt over her left eye.她歪戴着帽子遮住左眼。
• The table is at a slight tilt.这张桌子没放平，有点儿歪.