澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-27

The International Monetary¹ Fund says the world economy is recovering at a healthy pace. But it still needs government stimulus² to keep it going. It now predicts the world economic growth will reach 3.9 percent this year. But it's cautioning financial stability remains³ fragile and banks may need to raise a 'substantial' amount of extra capital. The IMF has also revised its forecast for the Australian economy, predicting it will now grow by 2.5 percent this year and three percent next year. But Access Economics says Australia's emergence⁴ from the global financial crisis isn't going to be as strong as recoveries from previous downturns. Director Chris Richardson described Australia's performance during the global downturn as 'miraculous⁵' compared to other developed nations, but says people need to keep their confidence in check as Australia continues to recover. 

And a former Australian soldier is facing execution in Afghanistan accused of killing⁶ a local security guard and attempting to cover it up by blaming the Taliban. The Australian newspaper reports Robert Langdon has been sentenced to death in Kabul. He was working as a security contractor⁷ when he was arrested eight months ago. Langdon claims he shot the guard in self-defense.

 And that's your ABC News up-to-date. 

1 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

2 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

3 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。

4 emergence   

n.浮现，显现，出现，（植物）突出体

参考例句：

• The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.最近10年见证了经济增长的姿态。
• Language emerges and develops with the emergence and development of society.语言是随着社会的产生而产生，随着社会的发展而发展的。

5 miraculous   

adj.像奇迹一样的，不可思议的

参考例句：

• The wounded man made a miraculous recovery.伤员奇迹般地痊愈了。
• They won a miraculous victory over much stronger enemy.他们战胜了远比自己强大的敌人，赢得了非凡的胜利。

6 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

7 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。