英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-11-17

 Shares in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter are on a trading halt. That’ as the Canadian dairy company Soputo tells Warrnambool it’s revising its offer for a buyout. Soputo has so-far offered eight dollars a share for Warrnambool. The other bidders¹ in the ring are Murray Goulburn and Bigger Cheese. Warrnambool is due to make an announcement by Monday. 

 

Shares in the green hand Graincorp have tumbled amid speculation² that the prime minister could block its sales to US company Archer³ Daniels Midland. The West Australian newspaper is reporting senior Liberals think Mr. Abbott could veto the takeover. Graincorp though has issued a statement, linking the share fall to media speculation. It says it’s not aware of any information relating to the sale that hasn’t already been disclosed. 

 

Well, taking a look at the markets now. 

 

And Graincorp shares were down 4 per cent by the end of trade. Warrnambool Cheese and Butter last traded at nine dollars and ten cents a share. The Australian tax data Freelancer⁴.com has jumped 220 per cent after its market day debut⁵. Among the other good performers, Bluescope still was up 4%. National Australian Bank, the best of the big four banks. The board of Australian share market tracked a global rally after reassuring⁶ comments about the continuation of US stimulus⁷ measures from the potential future. US Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen. The All Ordinaries Index added 0.8%. The ASX 200 Index rose 0.9%. 

 

The Australian dollar is heading up against the greenback to 93.38 US cents.

1 bidders   

n.出价者，投标人( bidder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Bidders should proceed only if they intend on using a PayPal account to complete payment. Bidders的唯一形式，应继续只当他们在使用贝宝帐户，以完成付款打算。 来自互联网
• The other bidders for the contract complained that it had not been a fair contest. 其他竞标人抱怨说该合同的竞标不公平。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

3 archer   

n.射手，弓箭手

参考例句：

• The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.弓箭手拉紧弓弦将箭瞄准靶子。
• The archer's shot was a perfect bull's-eye.射手的那一箭正中靶心。

4 freelancer   

n.自由职业者

参考例句：

• He has great interest in working as a freelancer.他对做个自由职业人很感兴趣。
• It's not always easy to make it as a freelancer.做个自由职业人，要能时常感觉满足，可不容易。

5 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

6 reassuring   

a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的，使人放心的

参考例句：

• He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。
• With a reassuring pat on her arm, he left. 他鼓励地拍了拍她的手臂就离开了。

7 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。