澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-12-16

 The Organiazation for Economic Cooperation and Development says Australia has weathered the global economic crisis well and is in a good position to respond to further shocks. However, it says if the economy weakenssignificantly, the Federal Government shouldn't be afraid to abandon its pursuit of a budget surplus. It also recommends broadening the federal mining tax.

 

Eurozone finance ministers have finally released the next instalment of bailout money to Greece. Following months of delays, the cash-strapped country will receive 57 billion dollars to stay afloat. Greece will get most of the money in the coming days with the rest to follow next year.

 

The receiver of the failed lender Banksia Securities has raised the possibility of legal action against the group's auditor¹. Banksia collapsed³ in October, owing investors⁴ 660 million dollars, many of them workers or retirees living in regional Victoria. At a creditors⁵' meeting, Victorian investors were told they were likely to get just over half their money back. Receiver Toney Mcgrath says the auditor should be questioned over its role in the collapse².

 

Now, let's check the markets how they finished the week.

 

And in London, the FTSE down slightly. The Dax in Germany was up marginally.And in the US, we can see there was a down day for At the end of the trading week, the Dow falling 36 points. The S&P 500 off as well and the Nasdaq down.

 

Checking the currencies. 

 

The US... ah, against the US dollar, the Aussie is buying 105.5 US cents, 88 Yen⁶, 80 Euro and 65 pence.

1 auditor   

n.审计员，旁听着

参考例句：

• The auditor was required to produce his working papers.那个审计员被要求提供其工作底稿。
• The auditor examines the accounts of all county officers and departments.审计员查对所有县官员及各部门的帐目。

2 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

3 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

4 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

5 creditors   

n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。