澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-03-18

 A former senior employee of the Commonwealth¹ Bank has been arrested and charged after a bribery² investigation³ involving New South Wales police and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. The sixy-one-year-old was arrested yesterday and charged with two counts of bribery. One and a half million US dollars and suspected corrupt⁴ payments have been frozen. Detectives have asked the FBI to help find another manager who is currently overseas. In the statement the Commonwealth Bank says they'll fully⁵ cooperate while the investigation continues as there is no customer has been affected⁶ by this matter. 

 

 

China is now the world's third largest exporter of arms after the US and Russia according to a new report. THe Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has found China's military export has increased by one hundred and forty-three percent over the past decade. Three Asian countries, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, accounted for more than two thrirds of those exports. 

 

 

Well US stocks have pulled back an anticipation⁷ of announcement from the chair of the US Federal Reserve Jannet Yellon over wheterh or not the US central bank will raise interest rate in June. At the close the Dowe had fallen one hundred and twenty=eight points, the NASDAQ was steady, and the S&P 500 had dropped slightly. In London the FTSE had reached its higher extending its gains from yesterday. 

 

 

Checking commodity prices. The WTC is trading at 43 US dollars a barrel, Tapies crude is trading at 55 US dollars a barrel, and gold is trading at 1149 US dollars an ounce. The Australian dollar is buying 76 US cents, 72 euro cents, and 52 pence sterling⁸. 

1 commonwealth   

n.共和国，联邦，共同体

参考例句：

• He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
• Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。

2 bribery   

n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿

参考例句：

• FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
• He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

6 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

7 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

8 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。