周四，金价降至三年最低水平，仅10天每盎司降幅达200美元。

　　The precious metal sank 2 percent on Thursday to breach below the 1,200 dollar mark in New York for the first time since August 2010. But have since rebounded just a tad in Asia trading today.

　　黄金价格自2010年8月来首次触及1200美元大关。但是亚洲交易日反弹无力。

　　Gold is down nearly 28 percent year to date and is headed for a 25 percent loss for Q2, its biggest quarterly decline since 1968.

　　年初至今，金价下降达28%，第二季度将有望达到25%降幅，成为自1968年最大季度降幅。

　　Gold has declined sharply since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said last week the U.S. central bank plans to start scaling back its 85 billion dollar monthly bond purchases in the next few months.

　　上周美联储主席Ben Bernanke表示，美国中央银行计划在未来的几个月开始缩减其每月850亿的债券购买金额。自此，金价便开始剧烈下跌。

　　Analysts say that would drive up interest rates, making gold less attractive as a safe haven for funds in a low-rate environment.

　　分析师表示金价下跌将会抬高利率，使得黄金在低利率环境下的避险功能降低。