cctv9英语新闻：国内购金热潮持续

 　　A gold rush that swept China during the May Day holidays is continuing. Sales of jeweler and gold bars soared, as the price of gold fell.

　　五月份席卷中国的购金热潮仍在持续。由于黄金价格下跌，珠宝商和金条的销量飙升。

　　Thousands rushed into gold stores and some even travelled to Hong Kong to secure bargain rates on gold bars.

　　According to the Shanghai Commission of Commerce, during the three day holiday, sales of gold and jewellery rose 108% from a year earlier, leading all other retail¹ categories.

　　成千上万的人涌向黄金店购金，一些人为了低价买金，甚至前往香港购买金条。据上海市商务委员会统计，“五一”黄金珠宝首饰的销售较去年同期增长108%，居于领先势头。

　　Meanwhile, Beijing also reported a 25 percent increase in gold and jewellery sales. Caibai, a gold retailer² in the capital, saw gold sales reach a record high of 200 million yuan over the three day period.

　　北京城金银珠宝“五一”销量增25%。菜百公司是北京的一家黄金珠宝首饰零售商，其“五一”的黄金销量达到创纪录的2亿元。

1 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

2 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。