时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年


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US stocks finished the week with the 7th gain in eight sessions. Improvement in the trade deficit 1 and some better than expected jobs data pushed the Dow up half a per cent. Across the Atalantic, London's FTSE 100 hit a four-month closing high for the second day in a row. Australian stocks finished Friday session down half a per cent, but they were up for the week. And the dollars settled just over 92.5 US cents.




China's trade surplus narrowed to 21.7 billion dollars in August driven by a surprisingly sharp rise in imports. The country's exports were up by more than a third compared to a year ago and that was in line with forecasts. But imports surged 35 per cent which was well above market expectations.




And Virgin 2 Blue has been dealt another blow in its bid to form an alliance with the rival airline. The ACCC's issued a draft ruling, blocking Virgin's plan to offer joint 3 services between Australia and New Zealand with Air New Zealand. The ACCC says the deal would be likely to reduce competition in the market for trans-Tasman flights. That comes a day after US authorities tentatively blocked Virgin Blue's joint venture with Delta 4 Airlines on routes between Ausrtalia and the US.



1 deficit
n.亏空,亏损;赤字,逆差
  • The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
  • We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
2 virgin
n.处女,未婚女子;adj.未经使用的;未经开发的
  • Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗?
  • There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。
3 joint
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
4 delta
n.(流的)角洲
  • He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
  • The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔,形成了一个三角洲。