澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-09-24

 A closely-watched measure shows that Chinese manufacturing defied expectations by expanding in the past month. The HSBC manufacturing PMI rose to 50.5 despite analyst¹ predictions it will fall to the breakeven level of 50. The index provided a boost for the Australian Dollar and the local share market. While the headline figure is good, concerns remain about the declining size of the sector's workforce². 

 

And that data helps calm investor³ nerves today and helped push the Australian share market higher recovering most of yesterday's deep losses. Banks led the way: 

 

The All Ordinary Index jumped 0.9 percent or 48-point. The ASX 200 Index up 1 percent. 

 

Most of the miners managed gains by the close: 

 

NHP Billiton and Rio Tinto edged higher. Fortescue Metals gained over 2 percent. The smaller players like Atlas⁴ Iron remain under pressure. Gold miners like Newcrest surged. 

 

Turning across the region: 

 

Japan's market down closed today but markets in Hong Kong and Shanghai are on the rise. And the Australian Dollar did have a rough night against the green back but rebounded⁵ today after the better-than-expected Chinese data, right now at 89.04 US cents.

1 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

2 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

3 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。

4 atlas   

n.地图册，图表集

参考例句：

• He reached down the atlas from the top shelf.他从书架顶层取下地图集。
• The atlas contains forty maps,including three of Great Britain.这本地图集有40幅地图，其中包括3幅英国地图。

5 rebounded   

弹回( rebound的过去式和过去分词 )； 反弹； 产生反作用； 未能奏效

参考例句：

• The ball rebounded from the goalpost and Owen headed it in. 球从门柱弹回，欧文头球将球攻进。
• The ball rebounded from his racket into the net. 球从他的球拍上弹回网中。