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 It seems Australians didn't spend as much money in the department stores and shops in May. Bureau statistics speakers show retail1 rose just by 0.3%. The discretionary spending on items like clothing and eating out declined in the month. economists2 however say strong hardware store sales indicated budget measures did make a difference. Car sales have soared to a record high in June. According to the federal chambers3 of automotive industries, new vehicle sales came in more than 125000 dollars. sports utility vehicles rose by nearly 50%. And Qantas has announced it will share it recent success with its staff. Each worker will now receive a bonus equivalent to 5% of their annual salary. Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said the payout is a reward for the airline return to profitability. Transport workers union has describe one of the bonus as a cynical4 deploy5.Well, it seems investors6 are behaving cautiously heading this weekend. The all ords closed down around 1%. The ASX200 index finished in a similar way. It was ready across the board today that mining and energy stocks among the hardest hit. The ANZ bank finished 1% lower. It's been another tough day on the Chinese share market. Shanghai composite has been trading down between 3 and 4%. And the Australian dollar is now buying under 76 US cent. 

 

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1 retail VWoxC     
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
参考例句：
  • In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
  • These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
2 economists 2ba0a36f92d9c37ef31cc751bca1a748     
n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
  • Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 chambers c053984cd45eab1984d2c4776373c4fe     
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 )；（议会的）议院；卧室；会议厅
参考例句：
  • The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网
4 cynical Dnbz9     
adj.(对人性或动机)怀疑的，不信世道向善的
参考例句：
  • The enormous difficulty makes him cynical about the feasibility of the idea.由于困难很大，他对这个主意是否可行持怀疑态度。
  • He was cynical that any good could come of democracy.他不相信民主会带来什么好处。
5 deploy Yw8x7     
v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开
参考例句：
  • The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
  • The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。
6 investors dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99     
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • 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

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