澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2016-01-13

 Now let us take a look at this morning's finance news. And industry election by S tugboat engineers will extend to ports in Brisban and Melborne today. The strikes, a part of pay dispute yesterday shut down ports in Sydney, New Castle, and *. Engineers are unhappy about attempts by the company to bring them on the same agreement as deck hands, and tug¹ boat scappers. 

 

The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace² for a cataclysmic year and to sell everything except high quality stocks. The banks' credit team says markets are flashing the same stress alerts as before the global financial crisis in 2008. Experts at RBS believe China has set off a major correction in global markets, and that is going to snubble.

 

 

And let us take a close look at markets now. The Dow rallied in late trade closing 129 points high. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 also up 1 percent. In London, the FTSE finished 57 points higher. Commodity prices, let us take a look at. WTC is trading at 30 US dollars a barrel. Tapis Crude 32 US dollars a barrel. Gold is at 1089 US dollars an ounce. The Australian dollar is at 70 US cents, 64 Euro cents, and 68 pence sterling³.            

 

1 tug   

v.用力拖(或拉)；苦干；n.拖；苦干；拖船

参考例句：

• We need to tug the car round to the front.我们需要把那辆车拉到前面。
• The tug is towing three barges.那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。

2 brace   

n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

参考例句：

• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
• You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

3 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。