澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-07-12

 Official figures show there’s been a sharp fall in new home loans. The Bureau of Statistics says the value of new home loans fell by more than 5% in May. It was the biggest monthly fall since 2012. Investor¹ loans dipped by just over 3%. 

 

Global growth has been forecast to slow this year to its weakest pace since the financial crisis. The IMF has revised its growth forecast down to 3.3%. The fund was appointed to market turbulence² in China and weak first quarter growth in the US. 

 

The Australian share market followed global markets higher today. The All Ords closed up 0.4%. The ASX 200 finished in a similar way. Recourse stocks were among the best performers today as the price of iron ore rebounded³. BHP closed nearly 3%. Qantas went the other way. Asian stocks are mixed. China’s Shanghai Composite is up 5% on fewer stocks. Gold is higher in Asian trade and Tapis Crude is trading at around 61 US dollars a barrel. And the Australian dollar is buying around 75 US cents. 

 

Well, as the carnage on China’s stock market wasn’t better enough, ANP capital is facing a shareholder⁴ revote over its China growth fund. Investors⁵ are accusing the fund of having poor governments. ANP argues that it does engage with other state holders⁶.

1 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

2 turbulence   

n.喧嚣，狂暴，骚乱，湍流

参考例句：

• The turbulence caused the plane to turn over.空气的激流导致飞机翻转。
• The world advances amidst turbulence.世界在动荡中前进。

3 rebounded   

弹回( rebound的过去式和过去分词 )； 反弹； 产生反作用； 未能奏效

参考例句：

• The ball rebounded from the goalpost and Owen headed it in. 球从门柱弹回，欧文头球将球攻进。
• The ball rebounded from his racket into the net. 球从他的球拍上弹回网中。

4 shareholder   

n.股东，股票持有人

参考例句：

• The account department have prepare a financial statement for the shareholder.财务部为股东准备了一份财务报表。
• A shareholder may transfer his shares in accordance with the law.股东持有的股份可以依法转让。

5 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

6 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。