澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2016-04-10

 

The Australian Share Market has ended weaker but well off its session Lows. Investors¹ are worried about the strength of the globe economy. The sell-off banking² and energy shares led the declines. by the close the All Ords lost half percent as did the ASX 200 index.  ANZ and Westpac were the worst of the big four. Newcrest mining jumped on the back of the stronger gold prices. Nine Entertainment announced the new Chief Financial Officer. A trading update earlier this week saw the company share price plunge³. Origin Energy was one of the worst in the energy related space. Across the region, Jappan's Nikkei has bounced back from an earlier losses. There are reasonable falls across China.  gold prices is giving back recent gains. Crude oil prices came down 1% overnight. And the Australian dollar is recovering against the greenback.

The Federal Opposition⁴ Leader Bill Shorton says an incoming led the government would hold the Royal Commission into misconduct in financial and banking services. Earlier this week the corporate⁵ regulator ASIC announced it was bringing legal actions against Westpac over the bank's alleged⁶ manipulation of a key market interest rate for which it profited. ASIC brought the similar case against ANZ. But both banks have denied the allegations. Federal Treasurer⁷ Scot Morrison has brushed off the need for a public inquiry⁸ saying ASIC's power is stronger than the Royal Commission, which would be a distraction⁹ from debate about union corruption¹⁰.

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 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。

3 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

4 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

5 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

6 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

7 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

8 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

9 distraction   

n.精神涣散，精神不集中，消遣，娱乐

参考例句：

• Total concentration is required with no distractions.要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。
• Their national distraction is going to the disco.他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。

10 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。