澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-08-09

Banking¹ stocks have taken a battle as investors² sold out spurred by tough new capital rules, ANZ shares lead the slump³ on the completion of 3 billion dollar capital raising, down to ensure it has enough spare cash to satisfy regulators. ANZ shares plunged⁴ over 7%, the rest of the big four followed. Orica hit a six year low in asset writedowns. The major banks make up a huge proportion of the border market, so not surprisingly the end is tanned. The All Ords droped 2.3%, the ASX 200 index lost 2.4. The Australian dollar rose after the RBA's quarterly statement with more rapid than expected. 

There is a * says that the unemployment rate in Australia has likely picked. In its quarterly statement how monitory policy the RBA expects unemployment to sit just about 6% for some time. The bank revised down its growth forecast for 2016, and expects a slump pick up in late 2017.


Virgin⁵ Australia's loss has narrowed as the domestic capacity war with Quantas's quotes. Virgin lost 93 million dollars last financial year, a 69% improvement on the previous period. Domestic corportion spring back into the black, the result was weighed down by the international division. The airline is on track to return to profitablity in this financial year.

1 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。

2 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

3 slump   

n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

参考例句：

• She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
• Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

4 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

5 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。