澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-08-08

 Go to finance, and new figures show Italy's recession is deepening, the country's economy shrank for the fourth quarter in a row, tough austerity measures are continuing to bite, affecting everything from manufacturing to consumer spending, but some economists¹ say despite all the gloom, Italy can still avoid the fate of the Greece.

 

"Italy doesn't need a bailout at all, because, you know, current balance of the deficit² of Italy is one of the lowest in the European Union, the only problem is the public debt, and it is the lower of the public debt, and we have problems now only because of desperate, only because of the speculation³ against not Italy but the Euro Zone.

 

Economic analyst⁴ J V F there, well, to the markets, and there were positive gains overnight, the Dow closed 51 points higher, the Nasdaq rose 26, S&P 500 also gained ground, while in London, FTSE closed 32 points in the black.

 

Checking commodity prices, West Texas Crude is trading at 93 US dollars and 66 cents a barrel, Tapis Crude is trading at 114 US dollars and 89 cents a barrel, and gold is worth 1612 US dollars an ounce, the Australian dollar is buying 106 US cents, 85 euro cents, 68 pence sterling⁵.

1 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

3 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

4 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

5 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。