澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-07-14

 And when the market closed a couple of hours ago, London’s FTSE 100 was up two points. The Dax was also up while the Euro was down. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly, and the Dow Jones is up. The S&P 500 is also up. And the Australian dollar is worth over 90 US cents this morning. It’ll also buy you almost 60 British pence and 116 New Zealand cents.

 

Mike Quigley is likely to remain in his NBN Co. Office until after the federal election as the company’s board looks for a replacement¹. Mr. Quigley announced his retirement² yesterday, saying after four years in the top job at NBN Co., It was the right time to leave. During his ten years, the project faced a number of setbacks, including roll-out delays and / issues. Mr. Quigley will continue in the lead role until the board appoints his successor. 

 

Portugal’s borrowing costs have risen to a seven-month high as political tensions grow over the country’s bailout term. Euro zone ten-year bounce hit a high of 7.9% before easing back slightly while the Lisbon stock market closed down 1.6% yesterday. Earlier, Opposition socialists summoned renegotiation of Po

1 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

2 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。