英语专业学生经典的听力材料
Unit 3 World News: Economic Developments
Part I Warming up
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1. Who have been meeting in Hong Kong today to discuss the outlook for the global economy?
Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries.
多少钱英语2. What does UNCTAD say about the worldwide total of foreign investment?
It grew by 40% last Year to more than 600 billion dollarsleftbrace.
3. can you feel it 非诚勿扰Who has approved a cut in income tax rates?
The United States Hou of Reprentatives.
4. Who has announced job cuts after a fall in demand for its products? Intel
What is its plan?
To reduce its workforce by5,000.
5. What decisions have been made by EU, the U.S. and Canada after a ca of foot-and-mouth dia was confirmed in France?
EU has impod further restrictions on the movement of livestock.
The U.S. and Canada have issued temporary bans on the import of animal produce from EU.
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1. Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries have been meeting in Hong Kong today. One subject they likely discusd is the outlook for the global economy becau of the U. S. slowdown and Japan's struggling recovery. Another topic they may h
ave discusd is how to strengthen financial markets in emerging economies in Asia and elwhere.
2. A United Nations' report says the worldwide total of foreign investment grew by nearly 40% last year to more than 600 billion dollars. The report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD says most of it took place between developed countries as big companies took one another over.
3. The United States Hou of Reprentatives has approved a cut in income tax rates, the first part of a package of tax cutting measures put forward by President Bush. The income tax reductions will amount to nearly 1 trillion dollars over ten years.
4. The world's largest maker of computer chips, Intel, has announced job cuts after a fall in demand for its products. Intel said it expected its revenue in the first quarter of this year to fall by a quarter than the same period last year. The California-bad company plans to reduce its 85,000-strong work force by 5,000.
5. The European Union has impod further restrictions on the movement of live-stock after a ca of foot-and-mouth dia was confirmed in France. The United States and Canada have issued temporary bans on the import of all animal produce from EU countries.
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axa1.Foreign exchange rates:
1 dollar = 1.733 German marks
web equation= 126.9 Japane yen
1 pound =1.624 dollars
Share Index
Dow Jones (up to) 6,783 (+45)
London’s 100 (up to) 4,390 (+20)
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2. Share Index:
Dow Jones 10,116 (+96)
Standrd and Poor’s 500 1,254 (+6)
NASDAQ: (-1.5%)
3. Share Index:
Dow Jones 8,094 ( - 66 )
NASDAQ 1,662 (- 3 )
FT100 ( -36 )
CAC Quarante ( -33, -1% )
DAX ( -1% )
4. Most active stocks:
Cable and Wireless HKT up $ 0.45
HSBC down $ 0.50
Hutchison down $ 0.50
Shanglongkai Property up $ 2.25
China Telecom down $ 1.50
Chang Kong down $ 0.25
Pacific Century Cyberworlds down $ 0.10
CCT Telecom down $ 0.275
取决的意思New World CyberBa down $ 0.075
Hanong Holdings down $ 0.25
Gold prices:
Hong Kong gold: HK$ 2,670
London gold: US $ 289
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5. Earnings:
Philips Electronics (last year): $ 2.4 billion ($ forrestgump300 million)
Royal Dutch Shell (4th quarter): $ 3.6 billion
Electronic Data Systems (4th quarter): $ 0.70 per share ( $ 0.02 up)
Tapescripts:
1. The dollar is trading at one German mark venty-three point three and at 126.9 Japane yen. The pound buys one dollar sixty-two point four. In New York, the Dow Share Index clod 45 higher at 6,783. Earlier London's 100 Share Index ended 20 highe
r at 4,390. In Tokyo, the Nikkei Share Index is clod for a holiday.
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2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average clod up 96 points at 10,116. The Standard and Poor's 500 Index gained 6 points to clo at 1,254. But the NASDAQ Index lost 1.5% as high technology and Internet stocks were battered.
