Dollar surges amid Egypt unrest

    NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar was boosted against most major currencies in late New York trading on Friday as tensions in Egypt(埃及) raised concerns about stability in the Middle East and Africa.
    The situation in the Middle East and Africa increased investors¹ ' demand for safe havens² and prompted them to sell riskier³ assets.
    Meanwhile, the Commerce Department said that the U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter as consumer spending accelerated, according to the advance reading on gross domestic product. Analysts⁴ had forecasted a growth of 3.5 percent. The rise was a touch below economists⁵' expectations（期望,预期） for a 3.5 percent rate.
    For the whole of 2010, the economy grew 2.9 percent, the biggest gain since 2005. The economy contracted 2.6 percent in 2009.
    The euro was lower against the U.S. Dollar to 1.3615 from 1. 3729 on Friday. The British pound dropped to 1.5869 dollars from 1. 5935.
    The dollar dropped from 0.9458 to 0.9423 against Swiss francs, but rose to 1.0004 Canadian dollars from 0.9940.（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 havens   

n.港口，安全地方( haven的名词复数 )v.港口，安全地方( haven的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Your twenty havens would back out at the last minute anyhow. 你那二十个避难所到了最后一分钟也要不认帐。 来自辞典例句
• Using offshore havens to avoid taxes and investor protections. 使用海面的港口避免税和投资者保护。 来自互联网

3 riskier   

冒险的，危险的( risky的比较级 )

参考例句：

• Now they are starting to demand higher returns on riskier assets. 而今他们开始在风险更高的资产上要求更高的回报。
• The problem with that: RIM's business is getting riskier every quarter. 不过问题也随之而来：RIM面临的业务风险正逐季增大。

4 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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。

5 economists   

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》