英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-04-13

 There were very sharp falls on Wall Street overnight with investors¹ once again concern that companies like Amazon, Facebook and Netflix are all far too expensive and all three fell between four and five percent each. The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped three percent. It's the biggest fall in two years. The S&P 500 recorded its biggest slid in two months. That's affected² local trade. The ASX 200 is down around one percent. A constant stream of company announcements this morning has kept analysts³ busy. Hochtief has been give been the all clear from FIRB for acquisition of Leighton's. Bank of Queensland reported its 34 percent rise in first half profit and that it's buying Investecs finance business for 440 million dollars. And Coke Australia shares are being savaged⁴ after the company warned a 15 percent drop in earnings⁵. The Australian dollar's seen sharp drops in yesterday's high of 94.6. It's now closed at 93.5 US cents. 

 

Major news for Western Australia miners this morning: Junior mining company Padbury has secured funds to build a multi-billion dollar port and rail project Oakajee in West Australia's mid-west. The port is much needed to export stranded⁶ iron ore deposits from the state's mid-west region. The port will provide much needed alternative to the port of Geraldton. Shares in Padburg Mining have soared 85 percent on the deal.

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 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

4 savaged   

（动物）凶狠地攻击（或伤害）( savage的过去式和过去分词 )； 残害； 猛烈批评； 激烈抨击

参考例句：

• The horse threw its rider to the ground and savaged him. 那马将骑马者摔在地上，乱踢他。
• The drink had savaged him. 酒使他变得野蛮。

5 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

6 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。