澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-11-15

 The Australian share market has tumbled close to 1.5-month low with commodity prices like cooper and gold hit multi-year lows, and fears grow about the impact of a likely interest rate rise next month. Right now, the All Ords is down 1.6%. The ASX 200 index is down 1.7% or 91 points. Wall Street had its worst trading session in a month with tumbling commodity prices and likely hold of December rate rise also weighing on sentiment there. Checking commodity prices, and spot gold is fairly flat, a fairly low level at the moment. Crude Oil Prices came down sharply overnight. And the Australian dollar is still pushing up against the greenback.

The impact of mining disaster in Brazil is taking its toll¹ over BHP Billiton share price. The mining’s giant shares have dipped below 20 dollars a share in today’s session and getting to their 2008 low of $18.99 each. Analysts² are now predicting bleak³ news for shareholders⁴ with the company likely forced to scale back its dividend⁵ payments within the next two years. CBA is forecasting the dividend will drop to 80 US cents a share from 2017 from the current $1.24 a share at the moment.

1 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 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。

3 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

4 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

5 dividend   

n.红利，股息；回报，效益

参考例句：

• The company was forced to pass its dividend.该公司被迫到期不分红。
• The first quarter dividend has been increased by nearly 4 per cent.第一季度的股息增长了近 4%。