澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-05-23

 The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says the Eurozone crisis is the single biggest threat to the global economy.The OECD is forecasting economic contraction¹ in the zone this year and only a weak growth next year.Chief economist² Peer Caloe Padwan says the outlook has changed in recent weeks.

“Unitl a few weeks ago,we were saying that so-called ___ risks have gone away.So the global economy,but esepecially the Euro area which  remains the most significant signal area of risk of global economy has moved away from the edge of the cliff.Things have begun to deteriote again recently,so we cannot rule out the development of a downside scenario³ which ,if ignited, could  lead to serious precaution worldwide.”

Let's go the markets.And there have been mixed results on overseas exchanges overnight. The Dow Jones ended the day fairly flat.The Nasdaq down 8.The S&P 500 down 2 and in London,the FTSE put on 99 points.

Checking commodity prices.

West Texas Crude is trading at 91 US dollars and 42 cents a barrel.Tapis Crude is at 117 dollars and 76 cents a barrel.And gold is at 1571 US dollars an ounce.

The Australian dollar has been up and down all morning.It is currently buying just below 98 US cents,as well as 77 Euro cents and 62 pence sterling⁴.

 

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1 contraction   

n.缩略词，缩写式，害病

参考例句：

• The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm.肌肉的收缩使前臂抬起。
• The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction.扩张力和收缩力相互平衡。

2 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

3 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

4 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。