澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-08-06

Instability remains¹ on global stock markets despite better-than-expected jobs figures in the United States. The US economy generated 117,000 jobs last month, cutting the unemployment rate to 9.1 percent. The data caused US and European markets to rally but only briefly². US markets ended the day mixed. And European markets recorded their biggest weekly fall in almost three years. Analysts³ say it would have been worse had there not been for the strong US jobs figures.

Checking the latest markets, in the US, the Dow Jones finished up by 0.5 per cent. The key indexes on the London and Frankfurt exchanges both closed about 2.7 per cent lower.Foreign market losses dragged down local stocks on Friday. More than $50 billion was wiped from the share market, and traders are warning of further losses to come. Mining stocks led the declines. BHP Billiton slumped⁴ almost 5 per cent. Elsewhere in the region, Asian stocks have seen heavy losses. Japan's Nikkei has lost around 3.5 per cent. And the Aussie dollar is buying around 104.6 US cents.

The Reserve Bank has highlighted the global economic uncertainty⁵ as one of its biggest worries. The RBA's quarterly statement on monetary⁶ policy warns that the debt problems in Europe and the US are a threat to domestic growth. Its other major concern is rising inflation and is expected to edge outside its target band this year.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

3 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。

4 slumped   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
• The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。

5 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

6 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。