英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-10-16

 Let's take a look at the financial markets and the tumbled US amid those concerns the congress may not meet the dead line to raise the debt ceiling. A business editor Peter R says if the US does go off the fisical cliffs with risk sparking another recession. 

I think the Wall street investor¹ are finalling getting down to the reality that this may actually go right down to the world if you think about the row gold safe investment in the world and you can get none better than US treasury² bills but when the credibility of the US comes into question particularly there is any even outside prospectors³ that the Us might not be good for interest payments. You start damaging the credibility of Us treasuries⁴ and that's the big concern. It's the deadline get close. Peper Rime⁵.

Let's look at the markets now. And those losses on Wall strees overnigh. The Dow lost 133 points. In London the FTSE rose 41. To commodity markets, West Texes crude is traded at 101 US dollors a barrol. Tapis crude is at 120 US dollars a barrol. And gold this morning is at 1283 US dollars an ounce. The Aussie dollar is buying 95 US cents, 70 Euro cents and 60 pence sterling⁶.

1 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

2 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

3 prospectors   

n.勘探者，探矿者( prospector的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The prospectors have discovered such minerals as calcite,quartz and asbestos here. 探矿人员在这里发现了方解石、石英、石棉等矿藏。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The prospectors have discovered many minerals here. 探矿人员在这里发现了许多矿藏。 来自辞典例句

4 treasuries   

n.（政府的）财政部( treasury的名词复数 )；国库，金库

参考例句：

• Yields on Treasuries, Bunds and gilts can remain at historically low levels. 美国国债、德国国债和英国国债的收益率仍然可以维持在历史低位。 来自互联网
• Treasuries and gold rose in response but the dollar fell sharply. 接着，国债和黄金的价格上涨，而美元价格则猛跌。 来自互联网

5 rime   

n.白霜；v.使蒙霜

参考例句：

• The field was covered with rime in the early morning.清晨地里覆盖着一层白霜。
• Coleridge contributed the famous Rime of the Ancient Mariner.柯勒律治贡献了著名的《老水手之歌》。

6 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。