Gold sells hot in Hangzhou at year end

时间：2006-12-27 05:20:54

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Chinanews, Hangzhou, Dec. 26 – Consumption1 boom2 has occurred in Hangzhou when the New Year is just around the corner. Jewelries and gold have become most people’s favorite choice for gifts.

 

A middle-aged3 woman bought two gold bars at a cost of 378,000 yuan in Hangzhou Department Store a few days ago. The woman said that she would give the gold bars to her parents as a New Year gift. Her filial act was immediately reported by local media. In order to make sure that the gold bars could reach her home safely, the store sent two security guards to accompany the woman back home, a sales woman at the department store said.

 

Another two gold bars, weighing one kilogram each, were also sold in the Lao Miao Gold Store in Hangzhou recently at a cost of 400,000 yuan.

 

As the gold price in international market had dropped slightly, sales of gold and jewelries began to boom in the jewelry4 sales counters at various department stores in Hangzhou. Also, the New Year is coming near, therefore many people in Hangzhou want to buy some gold either for private collection or a New Year gift for dear ones, insiders say.

 

In the past, rich people in Hangzhou used to put some gold bars inside their cloth cases so that when they needed money for urgent use, they could take them out immediately. People called these gold bars as “little yellow fish” (xiao huang yu). Recently, the number of people buying these “little yellow fish” grew again. Local department stores, which used to sell gold pieces weighing 50 grams, 100 grams or 200 grams, now put more gold bars or even gold bricks on sale.

 

In Zhejiang, where lots of people carry on the tradition of doing business, it is quite natural that rich people will buy some gold and jewelries at this time of the year and consequently, sales of these precious things are entering into a booming5 season now. Many local businesspeople are good at doing business and their richness is well-known throughout China. At the same time, the income of ordinary people in Zhejiang is also rising in recent years and therefore, many people are willing to use their extra money to buy something.

 

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1 consumption 3ZVym     
n.消费，消耗，消费额，消耗量，结核病
参考例句：
  • Consumption of oil has declined in recent years.石油消耗量在最近几年下降了。
  • The meat was condemned as unfit for human consumption.这种肉已被宣布不适宜人们食用。
2 boom CWFz3     
n.隆隆声；vt.发隆隆声
参考例句：
  • The country is having a great boom in industry.这个国家的工业正蓬勃发展。
  • Boom!Boom!Boom!A series of explosions shook the valley.轰！轰！轰！一连串爆破声震撼山谷。
3 middle-aged UopzSS     
adj.中年的
参考例句：
  • I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
  • The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。
4 jewelry 0auz1     
n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝
参考例句：
  • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
  • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
5 booming mxKzi6     
adj.急速发展的v.激增( boom的现在分词 )；猛涨；发出隆隆声；以低沉有力的声音说话
参考例句：
  • The opera singer has a deep, booming, masculine voice. 这位歌剧演唱家有一副深沉而又浑厚有力的嗓音。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • He is booming as a teacher. 作为一位教师，他日趋成功。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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