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🤔️小作业：

1. Which statement best captures the relationship between monetary policy signals and gold's record-breaking performance?

A. Gold rose mainly because the Federal Reserve unexpectedly cut interest rates.

B. Gold surged despite the Fed's cautious stance, reflecting deeper structural demand.

C. Gold increased because equity markets collapsed after the Fed meeting.

D. Gold rose solely due to short-term speculative trading.

无注释原文：

Gold Breaks Record As Stocks Muddle Through Fed Pause

From: The Wall Street Journal

Gold leapt to new highs Wednesday, posting its biggest one-day advance in almost six years and settling above $5,300 a troy ounce for the first time.

Futures for January delivery rose 4.4%, the biggest percentage increase for a front-month contract since March 24, 2020, when the world's economy was shutting down to slow the spread of Covid-19. Futures have now risen seven consecutive days, ending Wednesday at a record $5,301.60 an ounce.

Gold extended its climb in afternoon trading after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and signaled the central bank is in no hurry to cut rates further, given recent solid economic data. 

The Fed's signals largely matched Wall Street expectations, and stocks finished mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average inching higher by less than 0.1%, the S&P 500 slipping less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite rising 0.2%. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note held gains after the meeting, settling at 4.25%, up from 4.224% on Tuesday. 

The yearslong gold rally took off when the West sanctioned Russia following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Central banks have been moving their reserves away from dollar-based assets and into gold, which is beyond the reach of sanctions. Lately, concerns about the strength of the U.S. dollar, lower interest rates and comparatively expensive stocks have added to gold's rise.

Silver, another precious metal, rose 7.2%, its second-highest close in history, and continued climbing after the regular trading session ended. 

The WSJ Dollar Index climbed and the yen sank after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC the U.S. is committed to a strong dollar and isn't intervening in currency markets. 

A selloff Tuesday had been fueled in part by President Trump, who said he wasn't concerned about currency declines. Asked if the U.S. was currently acting to boost the Japanese currency, Bessent said: “Absolutely not.” The yen stood about 0.8% lower versus the dollar in afternoon trading.

Meanwhile, earnings season was in full swing, with 102 companies in the benchmark S&P 500 index reporting this week, according to LSEG. U.S-traded shares in ASML, the Dutch company that builds advanced chip-making equipment, initially rose after it logged record quarterly orders. They later turned lower and closed down 2.2%.

Shares of data-storage company Seagate rose 19% after it reported higher-than-expected earnings, with shares up more than 60% since the start of 2026. Intel shares climbed 11%.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Gold Breaks Record As Stocks Muddle Through Fed Pause

From: The Wall Street Journal

Gold leapt to new highs Wednesday, posting its biggest one-day advance in almost six years and settling above $5,300 a troy ounce for the first time.

黄金周三跳涨至新高，创下近六年来最大单日涨幅，结算价首次突破每盎司5,300美元。

leap /liːp/ 常指“跳，跳跃；突然的动作”，也可以表示“巨变；激增；提高”，英文解释为“a big change, increase, or improvement”如：a leap in profits 利润激增。

也可以直接作动词，表示“激增；猛涨；快速提高”，英文解释为“to increase, improve, or grow very quickly”举个🌰：Shares in the company leaped 250 percent. 公司的股票大涨250%。

leap year /ˈliːp ˌjɪər/ 表示“闰年”，英文解释为“a year that happens every four years and has an extra day on 29 February”

leap second表示“闰秒”。

troy ounce是指“金衡盎司”，一种专门用于衡量贵金属（如黄金、白银、铂金等）重量的单位。我们日常生活中使用的盎司是“常衡盎司”，主要用于衡量食物、液体等一般物品的重量。1常衡盎司约等于28.35克。1金衡盎司约等于31.1035克。金衡盎司是国际贵金属市场通用的计量单位。“Troy”这个名称来源于法国城市特鲁瓦。中世纪时期，该城市是重要的贸易中心，这种重量单位在那里被广泛使用和标准化，因此得名。

Futures for January delivery rose 4.4%, the biggest percentage increase for a front-month contract since March 24, 2020, when the world's economy was shutting down to slow the spread of Covid-19. Futures have now risen seven consecutive days, ending Wednesday at a record $5,301.60 an ounce.

一月交割的黄金期货价格上涨4.4%，为近月合约自2020年3月24日以来的最大单日百分比涨幅，当时全球经济为减缓新冠传播而陷入停摆。期货价格现已连续七个交易日上涨，周三收于创纪录的每盎司5,301.60美元。

表示“期货；期货交易”，英文解释为“agreements for the buying and selling of goods, in which the price is agreed before a particular future time at which the goods will be provided”如：the futures market 期货市场。

contract /ˈkɒn.trækt/ 1）作名词，表示“合同；契约”，英文解释为“a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the agreement itself”如：a contract of employment 雇用合同。

2）作动词，熟词僻义，表示“染（重病）”，英文解释为“If you contract a serious illness, you become ill with it.”如：to contract a virus/a disease 感染病毒/疾病。

🎬电影《震荡效应》（Concussion）中的台词提到：of contracting a brain related injury such as dementia, Alzheimer's, depression or CTE? 造成相关的大脑损伤，如痴呆、阿尔茨海默氏症，抑郁症，或CTE？

3）表示“（使）收缩；（使）缩小；（使）缩短”，英文解释为“to make or become shorter or narrower or generally smaller in size”举个🌰：In spoken English, "do not" often contracts to "don't". 在英语口语中，do not 常常缩略成 don't。

consecutive /kənˈsek.jə.tɪv/ 表示“连续的，连贯的，不间断的”，英文解释为“Consecutive events, numbers, etc. follow one after another without an interruption.”举个🌰：This is the fifth consecutive weekend that I've spent working. 这是我连续第五个周末加班。

📍《经济学人》（The Economist）一篇讲述绿色风投的文章中提到：Last year taxpayer-funded green-energy R&D around the world rose for the third consecutive year, to a record $25.4bn, accroding to the IEA. 根据国际能源署的数据，去年全球受政府资助的绿色能源研发连续第三年增长，达到创纪录的254亿美元。

Gold extended its climb in afternoon trading after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and signaled the central bank is in no hurry to cut rates further, given recent solid economic data. 

在美联储维持利率稳定，并鉴于近期稳健的经济数据而暗示该央行不急于进一步降息后，黄金在后市扩大涨幅。

the Federal Reserve /ˌfed.ər.əl rɪˈzɜːv/ 表示“美国联邦储备系统（简称美联储，即美国中央银行）”，英文解释为“the central bank of the US”

The Fed's signals largely matched Wall Street expectations, and stocks finished mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average inching higher by less than 0.1%, the S&P 500 slipping less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite rising 0.2%. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note held gains after the meeting, settling at 4.25%, up from 4.224% on Tuesday. 

美联储的信号基本符合华尔街预期，美国股市收盘涨跌互现，道琼斯指数微涨不到0.1%，标普500指数微跌不到0.1%，纳斯达克综合指数上涨0.2%。10年期美国国债收益率在会后保持涨势，收于4.25%，高于周二的4.224%。

inch /ɪntʃ/ 表示“英寸（约合2.54厘米，有时用符号''表示）”，英文解释为“a unit used for measuring length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres, sometimes shown by the symbol ″”举个🌰：Twelve inches are equal to one foot. 12英寸等于1英尺。

作动词，表示“缓慢地移动”，英文解释为“to move very slowly or in a lot of short stages”举个🌰：We are inching towards an agreement. 我们在慢慢努力达成共识。

composite /ˈkɒm.pə.zɪt/ 1）表示“（由不同部分组成的）混合物，合成物，综合体”，英文解释为“something that is made of various different parts”举个🌰：The main character in her latest novel is a composite of several public figures of that era. 她那新小说中的主人公是集那个时期几位公众人物形象于一身的综合形象。

2）表示“复合材料，混合材料”，英文解释为“a material made up of more than one substance that is used for building things”举个🌰：The bodies of these racing cars are moulded from the same composite that is used for making aircraft. 这些赛车的车体所用的是一种与制造飞机机身相同的复合材料。

作形容词，表示“综合的、复合的”，composite national strength 综合国力，指一个国家在政治、经济、科技、军事、文化、教育、资源等多方面实力的总和。

The yearslong gold rally took off when the West sanctioned Russia following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Central banks have been moving their reserves away from dollar-based assets and into gold, which is beyond the reach of sanctions. Lately, concerns about the strength of the U.S. dollar, lower interest rates and comparatively expensive stocks have added to gold's rise.

这场持续多年的黄金涨势始于西方在俄罗斯2022年入侵乌克兰后对其实施制裁之时。各国央行一直在将储备从以美元计价的资产转向黄金，因为黄金不受制裁影响。近来，对美元强势、降息以及股价相对昂贵的担忧，都助推了金价的上涨。

sanction /ˈsæŋk.ʃən/ 1）常见含义表示“制裁”，英文解释为“an official order, such as the stopping of trade, that is taken against a country in order to make it obey international law”举个🌰：Many nations have imposed sanctions on the country. 许多国家都对其进行制裁。

2）表示“（为维护法律或规定而采取的）强硬措施;（对违反法律或规定者进行的）惩罚，处罚”，英文解释为“a strong action taken in order to make people obey a law or rule, or a punishment given when they do not obey”举个🌰：Without realistic sanctions, some teachers have difficulty keeping order in the classroom. 没有切实可行的处罚措施，有些教师难以维持课堂秩序。

3）可以作动词也可以作名词，表示“批准；认可”，英文解释为“If someone in authority sanctions an action or practice, they officially approve of it and allow it to be done.”如：sanction the use of force 批准使用武力。

Silver, another precious metal, rose 7.2%, its second-highest close in history, and continued climbing after the regular trading session ended. 

另一种贵金属白银上涨7.2%，创下历史第二高收盘价，并在常规交易时段结束后继续攀升。

The WSJ Dollar Index climbed and the yen sank after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC the U.S. is committed to a strong dollar and isn't intervening in currency markets.

在美国财政部长贝森特(Scott Bessent)对CNBC表示美国致力于维持强势美元且不干预外汇市场后，华尔街日报美元指数攀升，日元下挫。

the yen /jen/ 表示“（相对于其他货币的）日元（价格）”，英文解释为“the value of the yen, used in comparing the values of different types of money from around the world”举个🌰：The yen fell/rose against (= was worth less/more compared to) the dollar today. 今天，日元对美元价格下跌/上升了。

intervene /ˌɪn.təˈviːn/ 1）表示“干预，介入”，英文解释为“If you intervene in a situation, you become involved in it and try to change it.”举个🌰：She might have been killed if the neighbours hadn't intervened. 要不是邻居介入，她可能会没命了。

2）表示“插话”，英文解释为“If you intervene, you interrupt a conversation in order to add something to it.”举个🌰：He intervened and told me to stop it. 他插话，不让我再说下去。

3）表示“干扰”，英文解释为“If an event intervenes, it happens suddenly in a way that stops, delays, or prevents something from happening.”举个🌰：The boat arrived on Friday mornings unless bad weather intervened. 除非受到恶劣天气的干扰，船于星期五上午到达。

1）表示“货币，通货”，英文解释为“the money that is used in a particular country at a particular time”如：foreign currency 外币。

2）表示“流行；流通；通用”，英文解释为“the state of being commonly known or accepted, or of being used in many places”举个🌰：His ideas enjoyed wide currency during the last century. 他的思想在上个世纪广为流传。

A selloff Tuesday had been fueled in part by President Trump, who said he wasn't concerned about currency declines. Asked if the U.S. was currently acting to boost the Japanese currency, Bessent said: “Absolutely not.” The yen stood about 0.8% lower versus the dollar in afternoon trading.

周二的抛售在一定程度上是由美国总统引发的，他曾表示不担心货币贬值。当被问及美国目前是否正在采取行动提振日圆时，贝森特说：“绝对没有。”后市，日圆兑美元下跌约0.8%。

boost /buːst/ 可以作名词也可以作动词，表示“改善；提高；增强；推动”，英文解释为“to improve or increase something”举个🌰：The theatre managed to boost its audiences by cutting ticket prices. 剧院设法通过降低票价来增加观众数量。

📍“佩洛西有病还是先治病吧”文中提到be boosted，get boosted用来指打了加强针（疫苗），也有说booster shot/booster dose.

versus /ˈvɜːsəs/ 经常看到缩写vs，vs.或者是单单一个v，就是指的versus，表示“（比较两种不同想法、选择等）与…相对，与…相比”，英文解释为“used to compare two different ideas, choices, etc.”如：private education versus state education 私立教育与公共教育相比，举个🌰：It is France versus Brazil in the final. 决赛是法国队对巴西队。

Meanwhile, earnings season was in full swing, with 102 companies in the benchmark S&P 500 index reporting this week, according to LSEG. U.S-traded shares in ASML, the Dutch company that builds advanced chip-making equipment, initially rose after it logged record quarterly orders. They later turned lower and closed down 2.2%.

与此同时，财报季正全面展开，根据伦敦证券交易所集团(LSEG)的数据，本周有102家标普500指数成分股公司公布财报。荷兰先进芯片制造设备生产商阿斯麦(ASML)在美国上市的股票在公布创纪录的季度订单后最初上涨，但随后转跌，收盘下跌2.2%。

Shares of data-storage company Seagate rose 19% after it reported higher-than-expected earnings, with shares up more than 60% since the start of 2026. Intel shares climbed 11%.

数据存储公司希捷科技(Seagate)股价上涨19%，此前该公司公布了高于预期的收益，自2026年初以来，其股价已上涨超过60%。英特尔(Intel)股价攀升11%。

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