澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-04

 European leaders in Brussels have signed a new treaty designed to prevent the 17 Euro-zone countries from living beyond their means.Beliefs hope the accord will also prevent a repeat of the crippling debt crisis,which led to the bailouts of Greece,Ireland and Portugal.It's also held the deal will lead to close political and economic ties.Britain and Czech Republic refuse to agree to the deal.

 

An inquiry¹ into the Australian media has recommended an new council to oversee² all media organizations.The new media council would be government-founded and would regulate print,radio,TV and, for the first time, online.The inquiry was setup in the wake of the UK phone hacking³ scandal to investigate media practices and regulations in Australia.The Journalists Union, has delivered a highly critical assessment⁴ of the inquiry,saying a single regulator across all news media flies in the face of independent journalism⁵.

 

And check the markets.To the closed European markets,the FTSE was down about 20 points,as was the DAX.And at the end of the trading week,across the Atlantic,the DOW finished down just slightly,along with the S&P500 and NASDAQ.

 

And check the currencies,the Aussie dollar is,worth just over 107 US cents.

1 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

2 oversee   

vt.监督，管理

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。

3 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

4 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

5 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。