澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-10-14

 Good morning everyone. The world's two biggest bear makers¹ are said to merge² in one of the largest takeover deals in the world. South African brewer³ SAB Millers⁴ has accepted a 145 billion dollar takeover offer from Belgium's Anheuser-Busch. SAB Millers owns brands of just B and Carlton draught⁵, while Anheuser-Busch is the owner of Budweiser and Corona⁶. The deal means that a combined company would sell one at every three beers drunk around the world. And thus the deal needs to be carefully reviewed by regulators require for approval.

Social media company Twitter will shed more than 300 jobs or roughly 8% of its global workforce⁷ as part of a restructing plan. The layout is on effort to drive growth in both profits and users. More than 300 million people use the messaging service, but Twitter has not turned to profit since it was founded in 2006. The move comes just days after co-founder J has confirmed as Twitter's permanent chief executive, and shares of Twitter jumped more than 12% following that announcement. Now to the global market. And a fall overnight over worries about slowing growth in China. The Dow closed down 50 points or 0.3%, the Nasdaq fell 0.2%, while the S&P 500 was down 0.7%. In London the FTSE finished down 0.5%.

Checking commodity prices. West Texas Crude is trading at 47 US dollars a barrel. Tapis crude is at 51 US dollars a barrel. And gold is trading at 1168 US dollars an ounce. The Australian dollar is currently buying 72 US cents, 64 Euro cents, and 47 Pence sterling⁸.    

1 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。

3 brewer   

n. 啤酒制造者

参考例句：

• Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。
• I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职，做一名酿酒人。

4 millers   

n.（尤指面粉厂的）厂主( miller的名词复数 )；磨房主；碾磨工；铣工

参考例句：

• Millers and bakers sought low grain prices. 磨粉厂主和面包师寻求低廉的谷物价格。 来自辞典例句
• He told me he already been acquainted with the Millers. 他跟我说他同米勒一家已经很熟。 来自互联网

5 draught   

n.拉，牵引，拖；一网（饮，吸，阵)；顿服药量，通风；v.起草，设计

参考例句：

• He emptied his glass at one draught.他将杯中物一饮而尽。
• It's a pity the room has no north window and you don't get a draught.可惜这房间没北窗，没有过堂风。

6 corona   

n.日冕

参考例句：

• The corona gains and loses energy continuously.日冕总是不断地获得能量和损失能量。
• The corona is a brilliant,pearly white,filmy light,about as bright as the full moon.光环带是一种灿烂的珠白色朦胧光，几乎像满月一样明亮。

7 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

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。