英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-05-11

 The Reserve Bank has again set record-low interests rate that's likely to be native for some time  to boost the economy. In its quarterly statement on monetary¹ policy, the RBA highlighted risks to a pick-up in growth, including a likely sharp decline in mining investment and a tightening² in government finances. So it indicates rates could stay at 2.5 percent for a very long time to come. 

 

To company news.

 

And the head of News Corp says the Australian newspaper market continues to be challenging. The US-based company's third-quarter update shows the Australian newspaper revenues declined 21 percent, dragged down by a lower Australian dollar.  The company, as a whole, reported a five percent slide in revenue. So the Australian share market is trading lower midway through the session. The All Ordinaries Index is down 0.4 percent, as is the ASX 200 Index. 

 

There was a mixed finish on Wall Street as investors³ digested the improvement in retail⁴ sales and a rally in the technology sector⁵ fizzled. There was a rebound⁶ on European markets thanks to moves by the ECB to keep interest rates steady. London's FTSE 100 adding 0.6 percent.

 

And the Australian dollar is dipping a little against the greenback to 93.5 U.S. cents.

1 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。

2 tightening   

上紧，固定，紧密

参考例句：

• Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前，检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。
• It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。

3 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

4 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

5 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

6 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。