澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 澳大利亚房价面临下跌风险 或产生更广影响

A major credit ratings agency has warned of a pending¹ fall in house prices that could hurt Australian banks and the wider economy.

Moody's says Australian banks face risks from rising home prices and increasing household debt and that our major banks could be vulnerable if home prices were to fall quickly.

However, it also adds that strong employment and low interest rates are helping² to lower the risks from a sharp drop in home prices.

The advocacy group Oxfam claims multinational³ tax avoidance is costing the Australian budget 6b in lost revenue each year.

The group says it's modelled data from the international monetary⁴ fund and believes it's only a conservative estimate.

The government recently announced it would give more resources to the tax office to investigate profit shifting and impose heavier penalties on companies caught engaging in tax avoidance.

But Oxfam is calling for even tougher legislation to improve transparency.

一家主要信用评级机构一警告称房价的下跌可能会危及澳大利亚各大银行并产生更广泛的经济影响。

穆迪表示澳大利亚的银行面临房价上涨,家庭债务增加的风险，而且如果房价迅速下跌，我们的大银行将会不堪重负。

然而,也有言论称强劲的就业及利率的下调有助于降低房价急剧下跌的风险。

倡导组织乐施会称跨国避税每年造成澳大利亚60亿美元预算的收入损失。

该组织表示这是模仿国际货币基金组织的数据,而且相信这只是保守估计。

政府最近宣布将为税务局提供更多线索调查涉嫌避税公司的利润转移并进行严惩。

但乐施会呼吁更为严苛的法律以提高透明度。

1 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

4 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。