澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2016-03-30

 

The states and territories could soon be responsible for setting their own tax rates on the proposed changes to the, to be unveiled by the federal government. The ABC understands the leaders have been briefed on the potential changes ahead of their meeting with the prime minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday. The shakeup is expected to offsets¹ some of the shortfall in health and education funding following cuts by the former prime minister Tony Abbott in his first budget. 

Wall Street is trading higher, buoyed² by comments from US Federal Reserve chair Jenny Yellon, who says the central bank should precede cautiously on raising interest rates. The Australian dollar has jumped 1.2 percent as the greenback weakened after the Fed's comments. Now a short time ago it was worth around 76.4 US cents. 

And on the markets. The Dow is up half a percent, the NASDAQ is up more than 1.5 percent, the S&P 500 is up as you can see there. In London the FTSE is virtually unchanged. 

Checking commodity prices. WTC is traded at 35 US dollars a barrel, Tapis' crude traded at 39 US dollars a barrel, and gold is traded at nearly 1,241 US dollars an ounce. The Australian dollar, as we mentioned, is buying 76 US cents, 68 euro cents, and 53 pence sterling³. 

1 offsets   

n.开端( offset的名词复数 )；出发v.抵消( offset的第三人称单数 )；补偿；（为了比较的目的而）把…并列（或并置）；为（管道等）装支管

参考例句：

• The following paragraphs deal with intra-source offsets and the so-called \"bubble\" concept. 下面讨论污染源内部的补偿和所谓的“泡泡”概念。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• The preceding paragraphs were concerned with inter-source offsets. 前文牵涉到污染源之间的补偿。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

2 buoyed   

v.使浮起( buoy的过去式和过去分词 )；支持；为…设浮标；振奋…的精神

参考例句：

• Buoyed by their win yesterday the team feel confident of further success. 在昨天胜利的鼓舞下，该队有信心再次获胜。
• His encouragement buoyed her up during that difficult period. 他的鼓励使她在那段困难时期恢复了乐观的情绪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。