澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-10-05

 The biggest bank in the US JP Morgan Chase has revealed that information on 76 million household customers and 7 million business customers was compromised in a data breach¹ a few months ago. It says the hackers² accessed names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses. But the bank says there is no evidence that critical information such as the account numbers, passwords, user identities, or birthdays or social security numbers were stolen by the hackers. The incident follows data breaches³ at home depot⁴ and target. 

 

The Australian share market managed modest gains as banking⁵ stocks rebounded⁶ midway to this session. By the close the All Ords added 1/3 of a percent; the ASX 200 Index was up 0.4 percent or 20 points. 

 

Looking across the region: 

 

There's not too much movement in Asia. Japan's Nikkei added 1/3 of a percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng is on the rise. On Wall Street, a fall in jobless claims helped to take investors⁷' mind off a slump⁸ in New York overnight. The Dow Johns ended unchanged as the broader S&P 500 Index. And the Australian Dollar is holding at just around 88 US cents. 

 

The Housing Industry Association says there's been a healthy jump in the sale of new homes. The association, which represents the building industry, says the number of new home sales rose by 3.3 percent in August ….

1 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。

2 hackers   

n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”

参考例句：

• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网

3 breaches   

破坏( breach的名词复数 )； 破裂； 缺口； 违背

参考例句：

• He imposed heavy penalties for breaches of oath or pledges. 他对违反誓言和保证的行为给予严厉的惩罚。
• This renders all breaches of morality before marriage very uncommon. 这样一来，婚前败坏道德的事就少见了。

4 depot   

n.仓库，储藏处；公共汽车站；火车站

参考例句：

• The depot is only a few blocks from here.公共汽车站离这儿只有几个街区。
• They leased the building as a depot.他们租用这栋大楼作仓库。

5 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

6 rebounded   

弹回( rebound的过去式和过去分词 )； 反弹； 产生反作用； 未能奏效

参考例句：

• The ball rebounded from the goalpost and Owen headed it in. 球从门柱弹回，欧文头球将球攻进。
• The ball rebounded from his racket into the net. 球从他的球拍上弹回网中。

7 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

8 slump   

n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

参考例句：

• She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
• Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。