时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:商务英语


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Australia is poised 1 to overtake South Africa and the U.S. as the world's second-largest producer of gold as new mines boost output to meet a sharp rise in international demand. A giant facility south of Perth near the town of Boddington is leading the charge. Production has just started at what will be Australia's biggest gold mine that aims for an output of a million ounces a year.

After recent falls, Australia's gold output has bounced(反弹) back and is worth about $7 billion annually 2.

The new gold rush has been boosted by production at the open cast Boddington mine in Western Australia that's owned by American resources company, Newmont.

Spokeswoman Annette Dix says the project has lofty ambitions.

"For the first five years, we will be the biggest goldmine in Australia. Eventually, it will be the size of the Perth CBD," she said.

Since the decision to develop the site near Perth was made in the late 1990s, the gold price has tripled. The facility expects to produce about $1.4 billion of the precious metal each year.

The development has transformed Boddington from a small community with a dozen shops into a prosperous hub of activity that's attracted 4,000 mine workers.

Gary Sherry from the local council is looking forward to the good times.

"Certainly we're a boom town, but I don't see a bust 3 for Boddington. While things will calm down once the construction of the gold mine is finished, there'll be continued growth over 20 years as the mine slowly develop their resource, and that is 20 years of growth for our town," he said.

Prices for gold are approaching $1,000 an ounce and international investors 4, especially those in China, are taking a keen interest in the trade.

China remains 5 the world's largest producer of gold. Analysts 6 have predicted that increases to Australia's output could see it overtake the United States and South Africa as the second most important source of a precious commodity that shows few signs of going out of fashion. (本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)




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1
poised
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a.摆好姿势不动的


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The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋,准备俯冲。
Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张,手悬在电话机上。












2
annually
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adv.一年一次,每年


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Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。












3
bust
WszzB
  
 


vt.打破;vi.爆裂;n.半身像;胸部


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I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。
She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。












4
investors
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n.投资者,出资者( investor的名词复数 )


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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












5
remains
1kMzTy
  
 


n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹


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He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。












6
analysts
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分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )


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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。













1 poised
a.摆好姿势不动的
  • The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋,准备俯冲。
  • Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张,手悬在电话机上。
2 annually
adv.一年一次,每年
  • Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
  • They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
3 bust
vt.打破;vi.爆裂;n.半身像;胸部
  • I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。
  • She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。
4 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
5 remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
6 analysts
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
  • 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。
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a deadly affront
abaya
accumulable
agitation type flotation machine
agri-chemical
an elbow
antiriot
apical infection of tooth
aplasia of brain
appointive positions
barkus
Bikaner Division
blindfish
brick nogging
Brue-Auriac
buddy icon
busseto
celaenorrhinus pulomaya formosanus
clay buster
climate diagram
common oaks
complementary hypertrophy
cooking lager
cost of import
cynipid wasps
direct scan conversion
distributed virtual reality
dysclasite (okenite)
electrical conductivity of solids
exposure factor
faggotty
foam stability
geothermal steam
gotten your hands on
hackbut
hackney horse
Hambergfjellet
highbake
hypertrophic scars
Ibogawa
influentially
inherent delay
input/output channel bus control
inver grove heights
Ivittuut
jury mast
kindergardener
laurcycline
legett
lipocortin-1
litmomycin
lowess
main scale mark
malaria perniciosa algida
massino
maximum angular rate
mercia
middle ventilation
Niari, Rég.du
nonschizophrenic
not-so-perfect
ollied
operations director
outlet of still
pk pk
plaque
pork fillet shashlik
press wheel cover
push along
quaestorship
quotient bundle
raise capital by floating shares
safe belt
sands of time
Santa Helena
seabed depth
seasteading
selling group agreement
shaking ore chute
shigekazu
shukohs
silko
sodium hydrosulfide
spacewarn
steam admission valve
styloconic sensillum
supermetaphors
syllogistry
tail-hood
talman
telephony user interface
trolley-buss
trucked
true sandalwoods
turn down rims
US House of Representatives
venous return blood
vsic
wolframium
wood deterioration
Yorkshire fog
Zorkot