Gold slips on profit taking,strong dollar

    CHICAGO, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures（黄金期货） on the COMEX （纽约商品交易所）Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange ended moderately lower on Wednesday, as sharp range up move in gold on Tuesday prompted investors¹ to take profits. The firmer U.S. dollar also added downward pressure on gold. Silver posted a fresh 30-month high, platinum²（白金） also extended gains.
    The most active gold contract for December delivery trimmed 3 dollars, or 0.2 percent, to finish at 1,268.7 dollars per ounce.
    Dollar moved up sharply after Japanese government decided³ to intervene in currency markets by selling the yen⁴ against the dollar after yen rose to a 15-year high against dollar on Tuesday.
    The strong rally in dollar has eroded⁵ gold's appeal as an alternative investment（另类投资） by making it more expensive for holders⁶ of other currencies. And the weakening crude oil price, along with higher U.S. equity⁷ markets both contributed to put pressure on the bullion⁸.
    Gold hits all-time high in the previous session and also finished at a record settlement, which encouraged some short-term investors to cash in some of their recent gains.
    Although gold halted the rally temporarily, silver continued to advance, hitting a fresh 30-month high, after Federal Reserve data showed on Wednesday that U.S. industrial output rose 0.2 percent in August, which marked the 14 consecutive⁹ month of industrial output growth.
    December silver climbed 13.9 cents, or 0.7 percent, to 20.571 dollars per ounce. October platinum climbed 10.9 dollars, or 0.7 percent, to 1,605.3 dollars per ounce.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
  

1 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

2 platinum   

n.白金

参考例句：

• I'll give her a platinum ring.我打算送给她一枚白金戒指。
• Platinum exceeds gold in value.白金的价值高于黄金。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

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。

5 eroded   

adj. 被侵蚀的，有蚀痕的 动词erode的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The cliff face has been steadily eroded by the sea. 峭壁表面逐渐被海水侵蚀。
• The stream eroded a channel in the solid rock. 小溪在硬石中侵蚀成一条水道。

6 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。

7 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

8 bullion   

n.金条，银条

参考例句：

• In the London bullion market yesterday,the price of gold was steady.昨天伦敦金银市场黄金价格稳定。
• Police have launched a man-hunt for the bullion robbers.警方已大举搜捕抢劫金条的罪犯。

9 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。