时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:澳洲ABC新闻快递2012年


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 The investment bank Lehman Brothers has been ordered to pay millions of dollars in compensation to 72 Australia councils and charities. The Federal Court has ordered Grange Securities, which was taken over by Lehman Brothers five years ago, to compensate 1 the organizations for losses incurred 2 from the US housing market crisis. The judge found the investors 3 weren't properly advised of the risks. The ruling is expected to have ramifications 4 around the world.


 
 
 
The world's leading music recording 5 company, Universal, has been given approval by European Union regulators to buy Britain's EMI. But Universal must sell some major assets, including EMI's Parlophone label, which includes artists like Kylie Minologue, Pink Floyd and David Bowie. Announcing its decision, the European Commission stressed the need to preserve choice, particularly in the area of digital innovation. The deal is worth 1.9 billion dollars. 
 
 
 
When the markets closed in Europe a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was down 2 points. The DAX and Euro were up. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is down, while the S&P 500 is trading sideways. 
 
 
 
And the Australian dollar is worth 1 dollar 4 US this morning. It'll also buy you 64 British pence and 1 dollar 26 New Zealand.

1 compensate
vt.补偿,赔偿;酬报 vi.弥补;补偿;抵消
  • She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
  • Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。
2 incurred
[医]招致的,遭受的; incur的过去式
  • She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his consent 她未经父亲同意就结婚,使父亲震怒。
  • We will reimburse any expenses incurred. 我们将付还所有相关费用。
3 investors
n.投资者,出资者( investor的名词复数 )
  • 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 ramifications
n.结果,后果( ramification的名词复数 )
  • These changes are bound to have widespread social ramifications. 这些变化注定会造成许多难以预料的社会后果。
  • What are the ramifications of our decision to join the union? 我们决定加入工会会引起哪些后果呢? 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 recording
n.录音,记录
  • How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间?
  • I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
学英语单词
adenoid(s)
AGS, A.G.S.
all-seeingness
an old Parliamentary hand
Anadyr
antagonistical
arginyl
aseraggodes melanospilus
atelogenitalia
bakay
belt of calms
biotroph
body surface potential mapping
burdenous
carcinoplax suruguensis
cashing interest
catch gear
cerebral congenital palsy
clostridial myonecrosis
coastic wharf
collaborateur
compulsory labour insurance
constabulatories
Corregidor Island
cribrate
cyclic phosphorus
desirableness
diaminofluorescein
direct gear drive
disseminated discoid lupus erythe-matosus
dithane M-22
electromagnetic plugger
exothermic chemical reaction
extra-mental
fillet in parallel shear
fissidens flabellulus
flanders interaction analysis
fluorescent brightening agent
fly one's own kite
fuchsia coccineas
gamma-interferons
gastrocolic reflex
Geraghty's test
Gleditschiasaponin
Heliotropium europaeum
hemacol
high level
iconolater
incis-
index of seasonal variation
jim carrey
Kolga-Jaani
L. R. P. C.
land someone with
learning rate
Longmorn
Ltd
luffing crane
luneys
make a mark
make holiday.
Martin,Homer Dodge
mobe pearl
morphological characteristic
nicolaisen
nightside
nonmate
Odo of Lagery
oligopyrene(oligopyrous)
orbital hemangioma
original system
ostrowskis
oven roof
perrella
pessimistic
plutonium-regenerating reactor
plywood-faced door
post-mortem check
progressive vaccinia
purchase at more than book value
pyrolytic-chromatography
reamer with straight flutes
recommendum
Reunionese
Rubia tinctorum
sea girdles
setable
soldering clamp
Sorbicolan
spinnablest
sun exposure tes
svoboda
thorb
tinsels
uterine veil
vomite
water-caltrop flower pattern
wedge-type ultrasonic delay line
willower
with deliberation
xanthoerythrodermia
zobtenfels