澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-04-30

 The Australian share market closed about 1 per cent lower with investors¹ concerned about the impact of the strong Australian dollar on trade-exposed industries. The All Ords finished down 53 points, and the ASX200 lost 50. The Australian dollar is still trading quite strong at 109.1 US cents.                                                    

 

And checking commodities, spot gold is near record levels. Tapis crude is steady, and so is West Texas crude oil.

 

Australian house values have suffered their biggest falls since 1999. A closely-watched survey by RP Data and Rismark shows capital city house prices dropped 2.1 per cent during the March quarter. On a monthly basis, city values were down 0.2 per cent in March, while house prices outside of the major cities rose 0.2 per cent. The authors of the report are expecting the weak conditions to persist into next year.

 

And the former general manager of Pan Pharmaceuticals² has launched a claim for $1 million in damages over his sacking eight years ago. Pan was liquidated³ in 2003 after the Therapeutic⁴ Goods Administration suspended its licence and ordered a recall of more than 200 products. John Brennan's contract was terminated by the Pan board, and he's now seeking leave to sue the liquidator McGrath Nicol over what he says was his wrongful dismissal. McGrath Nicol says the doctor had only 14 days to make such a claim, but his lawyers will argue it's taken a long time to access the necessary documents.

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 pharmaceuticals   

n.医药品；药物( pharmaceutical的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the development of new pharmaceuticals 新药的开发
• The companies are pouring trillions of yen into biotechnology research,especially for pharmaceuticals and new seeds. 这些公司将大量资金投入生物工艺学研究，尤其是药品和新种子方面。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 liquidated   

v.清算( liquidate的过去式和过去分词 )；清除（某人）；清偿；变卖

参考例句：

• All his supporters were expelled, exiled, or liquidated. 他的支持者全都被驱逐、流放或消灭了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• That can be liquidated at market value any time. 那可按市价随时得到偿付。 来自辞典例句

4 therapeutic   

adj.治疗的，起治疗作用的；对身心健康有益的

参考例句：

• Therapeutic measures were selected to fit the patient.选择治疗措施以适应病人的需要。
• When I was sad,music had a therapeutic effect.我悲伤的时候，音乐有治疗效力。