澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-08

 New Zealand born billionaire is negotiating to buy substantial slash¹ Tasmanian based timber Gunns.The ABC understands that Richard Chandler wants to buy around 40% of the company.The investment potentially clears the way it build the Tamar Valley pulp² mill and announcement is expected before the market reopen today.

 

 

The world's biggest commodity trader,Glencore has agreed to buy mining company ,Xstrata.Glencore already owned 34% of the Xstrata and ffers to buy the remaining for 66% for around 36 million dollars.Xstrara CEO says the deal is a logical next step for the two companies.The major extract share holders³ say they will vote against the deal because it undervalued the shares.If approved,the merger⁴ of the two Swiss companies would create a company with annual sales totally 194 billion dollars.

 

 

To the markets.The Dow Jones has closed 33 points higher.The NASDAQ gained two.The S&P 500 put on four and in London,the FETE shed two points.

 

 

Checking commodity prices.West Tax Crude is trading at 98us dollars and 48 cents a barrel.Tapis Crude 120 US dollars and 85 cents a barrel.

And gold at 748 us dollars an ounce.

 

 

The Australian dollars do very strong this morning is buying 1 dollar and7 us cents,81 Euro cents and 67 pence

1 slash   

vi.大幅度削减；vt.猛砍，尖锐抨击，大幅减少；n.猛砍，斜线，长切口，衣衩

参考例句：

• The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
• Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。

2 pulp   

n.果肉，纸浆；v.化成纸浆，除去...果肉，制成纸浆

参考例句：

• The pulp of this watermelon is too spongy.这西瓜瓤儿太肉了。
• The company manufactures pulp and paper products.这个公司制造纸浆和纸产品。

3 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。

4 merger   

n.企业合并，并吞

参考例句：

• Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
• Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。