澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-26

 Financial analysts¹ say shareholders² in Gunns will be last in line to recover any funds from the Tasmanian timber company after it entered administration. Gunns shares hit close to 3 dollars and 50 cents in 2007. They were placed in a trading halt at just 16 cents over 6 months ago. In August, Gunns reported a loss of one billion dollars for the last financial year.

 

 

 

Resources-focused stocks again led the local share market lower. That's after commodity prices fell on worries about the strength of the global economy. By the close of the trade, the All Ordinaries index has shed a third of a percent, as had the ASX 200 index. Rio Tinto shed almost two percent. Smaller iron ore miners Atlas³ and Mt Gibson were down well over four. And larger rival Fortescue shed two. 

 

 

 

The Australian dollar is heading slightly higher against the greenback. It fell overnight on global growth worries.

 

 

 

The Reserve Bank says subdued⁴ credit growth and relatively⁵ high funding costs could dampen profits at the country's lenders. It's worried this might tempt⁶ them to take on risky⁷ loans. In its six-monthly assessment⁸ of Australia's financial stability, the RBA says competitive pressures have not yet spurred inappropriate risk taking, but it's concerned about lower lending standards last seen in the lead-up to the financial crisis.

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 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

3 atlas   

n.地图册，图表集

参考例句：

• He reached down the atlas from the top shelf.他从书架顶层取下地图集。
• The atlas contains forty maps,including three of Great Britain.这本地图集有40幅地图，其中包括3幅英国地图。

4 subdued   

adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
• I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。

5 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

6 tempt   

vt.引诱，勾引，吸引，引起…的兴趣

参考例句：

• Nothing could tempt him to such a course of action.什么都不能诱使他去那样做。
• The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life.她有钱了，可这丝毫没能让她改变节俭的生活习惯。

7 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

8 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？