澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-07-08

 Good morning, everyone. Well stock markets in China have fallen again as government measures to halt slide in share prices appear to be failing. Chinese markets have lost nearly 30 percent of their value in the past three weeks. And many investors¹ are worried by the fact that almost 1/4 of the listed companies have requested to suspend trading with their shares. This has been a move to protect these companies from further losses. And former Treasurer², Peter Costello has commented on the financial turmoil³ in China, saying there's no need to panic just yet. 

This is a big economy which grown for a long time. It's merging⁴ into a free market system. Nobody is quiet sure how this is going to occur, there is going to be forwards, there is going to be reverses. And it's something we have to keep their eye on. 

 

 

The Reserve Bank of Australia has also shrugged⁵ off any immediate⁶ danger to the Australian economy from the events in China or Greece. As is expected, the RBA left the official cash rate at a record low of 2 percent, but concerns about jobs market remain a critical test for lawmakers with official data due out tomorrow. 

 

 

Let's check the global market. And Wall Street has seen some gains overnight. The Dow and S&P 500 were both up more than half a percent. The Nasdaq gained 0.1 percent. While in London, the Footsie was down 1.6 percent. Check commodity price. West Texas Crude is trading at 52 US dollars a barrel, Tapis Crude is at 58 US dollars a barrel, and gold is trading at 1156 US dollars an ounce. The Australian dollar is currently buying 74 US cents, 68 euro cents and 48 pence sterling⁷. 

 

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 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

3 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

4 merging   

合并（分类）

参考例句：

• Many companies continued to grow by merging with or buying competing firms. 许多公司通过合并或收买竞争对手的公司而不断扩大。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• To sequence by repeated splitting and merging. 用反复分开和合并的方法进行的排序。

5 shrugged   

vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
• She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

7 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。