英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-04-20

 And there were mixed results on Wall Street overnight. The Dow closed down slightly, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 posted modest gains. In London, the FTSE also climbed. 

 

To commodity markets. 

 

West Texas Crude is trading at 104 US dollars a barrel. Tapis is 115 US dollars a barrel and gold this morning is worth 1294 US dollars an ounce.

 

The Australian dollar is buying 93.2 US cents. It's also picking up 67 Euro cents and 55 pence sterling¹.

1 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。