澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-09-09

 Good morning. It was expected that the key measures of Chinese activity would fall and imports did drop more than expected for the tenth month in a row as well. But the weak conditions conversely prompted hopes of further government stimulus¹ and provided a mark boost. Exports also declined in a huge economy (that) showing signs of weakness. However, the Shanghai composite index ended almost 3 percent higher. And into Indonesia which has made an official request to rejoin the oil producing cartel, OPEC. The country had been in the organization of petroleum² exporting countries for almost fifty years when it pulled out in 2008. Indonesia has been unable to maintain its oil production in the face of growing oil import bill to meet consumer’s demands. Despite its import status, it’s expected to be reactivated as a member when OPEC next meets in December. Now it's a big day for the Queen of England. She is celebrating 63 years as the monarch³. She is also welfare than ever. According to a news article in the financial review, the Queen may have slipped down several rich lists. But she’s had some help from rising land and house prices. Analysis by Reuters has estimated she has assets worth about 34.8 US dollars. That puts her in the top 20 globally. But Buckingham Palace points out while some of the wealth is private, others is owned by the crown estate(ion).

1 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

2 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

3 monarch   

n.帝王，君主，最高统治者

参考例句：

• The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
• I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。