澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-08-26

 Some analysts¹ believe Fairfax Media is now at risk of a private equity² bid after its shares plunged³ to a new low. The share price tumble comes after an unsuccessful bid by the company's biggest shareholder⁴ Gina Rinehart to offload more of her stake. Mrs Rinehart tried to sell about one third of her 15 percent holding in Fairfax after it posted a full-year loss on Thursday nearly 3 billion dollars.

 

 

 

A court in Seoul has ruled that Apple and Samsung infringed⁵ each other's patents on mobile devices. As a result, the court has ordered a partial ban on the sales of their products in South Korea. The court ruling comes as the two firms are locked in a bitter patent battle that could determine their fight for supremacy⁶ in the global smart phone market. The court found that Apple breached⁷ two of Samsung's technology patents, ordering it to pay around 33 million dollars. It also ordered Samsung to pay around 20 million dollars for violating one of Apple's patents. 

 

 

 

When Eurozone leaders met again overnight, putting further pressure on Greece to keep the promises it made to its lenders, the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras asked for more time to make painful austerity cuts. The German Chancellor⁸ Angela Merkel says she wants Greece to stay in the Eurozone, but it has to meet its reform targets.

1 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

2 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

3 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

4 shareholder   

n.股东，股票持有人

参考例句：

• The account department have prepare a financial statement for the shareholder.财务部为股东准备了一份财务报表。
• A shareholder may transfer his shares in accordance with the law.股东持有的股份可以依法转让。

5 infringed   

v.违反（规章等）( infringe的过去式和过去分词 )；侵犯（某人的权利）；侵害（某人的自由、权益等）

参考例句：

• Wherever the troops went, they never infringed on the people's interests. 大军过处，秋毫无犯。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He was arrested on a charge of having infringed the Election Law. 他因被指控触犯选举法而被拘捕。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 supremacy   

n.至上；至高权力

参考例句：

• No one could challenge her supremacy in gymnastics.她是最优秀的体操运动员，无人能胜过她。
• Theoretically,she holds supremacy as the head of the state.从理论上说，她作为国家的最高元首拥有至高无上的权力。

7 breached   

攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
• Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。

8 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。