澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-12-30

 The Australian share market has rallied after the Christmas break though many trades are still on holiday, so volumes were light. And there are just 1.5 days of trading left for 2015 by the close day. The All Ordinaries jumped 1.1 percent, the ASX 200 index added 1.2 percnt. 

 

Looking at the moves. Mining stocks did well in the market. Retailers¹ performed well on the back of reports of strong Boxing Day sales, and Bigger surged over 13 percent. 

 

 

Looking across the region and there are modest gains. Spot gold prices are pushing higher in the Asian section, crude oil prices fell in the US overnight. The Australian dollar is pushing up against the major currencies and worth 72.63 US cents.

 

 

The former mining billionaire E. Tinkla has revealed details of his plans to buy a multiple coal mine in the New South Wales' Hand Valley. Mr. Tinkla is the new chief execctive of Australian Pacific Coal, which is said to buy 83.3 percent stake in the dark brook² project from Anglo American. Mr. Tinkla says the company family believes in the resiliant demand for higher ...low ash thermal³ coal. The mine was placed in care and maintenance in 2006. 

1 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

2 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

3 thermal   

adj.热的，由热造成的；保暖的

参考例句：

• They will build another thermal power station.他们要另外建一座热能发电站。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。