澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-06-28

 There were losses across the board on the Australian share market today. Investors¹ seem to be cautious ahead of weekend debt crisis talks in Greece. The All Ords closed down 1.5%. The ASX 200 Index fell by the same amount. Woolworths was a red bright spot on the market today, up 4%. BHP Billiton now has slumped² around 3.5%. Telstra closed down one and a third percent. There were falls across the region too, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng has dropped nearly 2% while China’s Shanghai composite has stumbled again, down around 6%. The price of gold is fairly stead, but all prices are falling on worries. About the effect, the Greece’s debt crisis could have on European energy demand. The Australian dollar is buying around 77 US cents.

 

There’s still no ending sign to the deadlock³ between Greece and its creditors⁴ over the country’s debt crisis. More talks overnight to fail to reach a deal. A meeting of European finance ministers has also broken up without making any progress. Talks will continue over the weekend, but time is fast running out to break the in-pass before Tuesday’s deadline. 

 

And Australian post has announced major job cuts as fewer people send letters through the mail. The ABC understands 1900 voluntary redundancies will be offered over the next three years from metropole centers.

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 slumped   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
• The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。

3 deadlock   

n.僵局，僵持

参考例句：

• The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
• The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。

4 creditors   

n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》