Euro falls against dollar on New York market

NEW YORK, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The euro（欧元） fell against the U.S. dollar Tuesday on concerns over the health of the global recovery（恢复）.
The deep cuts in public spending and slowing economies in Europe have drawn¹ investors²' concerns.
On Tuesday, the Conference Board（世界大企业联合会） said its Consumer Confidence Index fell to 52.9 in June from 62.7 in May.
The economic research group also said that its leading economic index for China rose just 0.3 percent in April, the smallest gain since November, suggesting that growth could slow.
The euro dropped to 1.2209 dollars in late New York trading Tuesday from 1.2287 dollars late Monday.
The British pound declined³ to 1.5081 dollars from 1.5110 dollars, but the dollar slipped to 88.49 Japanese yen⁴ from 89.40 yen.
The dollar gained to 1.0550 Canadian dollars from 1.0344 Canadian dollars while dropped to 1.0807 Swiss francs from 1.0875 francs. （本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

2 investors   

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

3 declined   

v.辞谢，谢绝（邀请等）( decline的过去式和过去分词 )；（道路、物体等）下倾；（太阳）落下；（在品格、价值上）降低

参考例句：

• We asked her to come to our party, but she declined. 我们请她来参加我们的晚会，但是她谢绝了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He declined to charge his memory with so many details. 他不愿在脑中记这么多细枝末节。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。