当股票市场走低时，黄金显得很有吸引力。当美元地位削弱时，黄金看起来可以保证高品质的生活。而当政治上的不确定因素影响人们的信心和经济发展时，黄金是人们最喜欢选择的保值手段。因此，仅去年一年，黄金的价格每盎司就上涨了85美元左右就不足为奇了。但是，如何购买黄金呢？

注释：
1.diplomatically adv. 外交上，外交地
2.haven n.避难所；安全的地方
3.better off adj.富裕的
4.equity n. [pl. ](无固定利息的)股票，证券
5.bullion n.金（银）块；金（银）条
6.krugerrand n.（南非）克鲁格金币
7.portfolio n. (保险)业务量, 业务责任
8.aesthetic adj. 美学的, 审美的, 有审美感的
9.markup n.加价
10.stockbroker n.证券经纪人；股票经纪人
11.dispose vt. 安排, 抛掉

KAREN KOH, ANCHOR
Well, hope that the conflict in Iraq will be solved diplomatically, continues to take the shine out of gold markets. But for investors who still consider the precious metal a safer haven than the markets, Paula Hancocks looks at what you can get for your money.

卡伦•克斯，主播
人们对外交解决伊拉克问题的希望冲淡了他们对黄金市场的关注。而对那些仍然考虑把这种珍贵金属当做更为安全的投资手段的人，宝拉•汉考克斯会告诉你如何投资。

PAULA HANCOCKS
Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but when times are hard, you’re better off with gold. As equities fall, gold looks attractive. As the US dollar weakens, gold looks like a flight to quality. And as political uncertainty hits confidence and growth, gold is a favorite safe haven. Not surprising then, the price has risen almost 85 dollars an ounce in the last year alone. But how do you go about buying it?

宝拉•汉考克斯
虽说钻石是女人最好的朋友，但是当光景艰难的时候，有黄金傍身，日子就会好过得多。当股票市场走低时，黄金显得很有吸引力。当美元地位削弱时，黄金看起来可以保证高品质的生活。而当政治上的不确定因素影响人们的信心和经济发展时，黄金是人们最喜欢选择的保值手段。因此，仅去年一年，黄金的价格每盎司就上涨了85美元左右就不足为奇了。但是，如何购买黄金呢？

MIKE TEMPLE, GOLD INVESTMENTS
It’s best if you’ve got 10,000 dollars to either buy bullion coins. Preferably the Krugerrand, cause they’re cheaper as there’s a big market for them.

迈克•泰伯，黄金投资者
如果你手头有一万美元，你可购买金币或金条。如果买金币，克鲁格金币最好，因为这种金币，价钱较便宜，市场很大。

PAULA HANCOCKS
My unfortunately theoretical 10,000 dollars, would buy me either 30 Krugerrand, or about nine 100 gram bars. But the hidden cost of buying physical gold is in the storage and the security. Another option is to put your money into a mutual fund. That way your investing in the shares of gold mining companies, like the world number one, US based Newmont Mining. The Merrill Lynch Gold and General Trust rose 53 percent last year as global stock markets fell.

宝拉•汉考克斯
假如我有这一万美元，那可以买30个克鲁格金币或9块重100克的金条。但是，购买实物黄金的潜在风险是其储存和安全。你也可以用这笔钱来投资共同基金。由此购买金矿公司的股票，比如世界排名第一的美国公司纽蒙特矿业。虽然去年全球股票市场下跌，但美林黄金和通用信托却上涨了53%。

理查德•戴维斯
We would advise investors to only put a very small part of their portfolio into the gold shares. We would say maybe only 3 to 5 percent of their portfolio should be invested in gold equities. Because, they can do very well when the gold price moves up, but they can also perform quite poorly if the gold price moves down.

理查德•戴维斯
我们建议投资者购买少量的黄金类股票，这类股票在你购买的有价证券中应占3%至5%。因为这类股票在金价上扬的时候走势不错，但在金价下跌的时候行情也会变得十分惨淡。

PAULA HANCOCKS
Gold is certainly back in fashion. Although if you’re looking purely for profit, the experts say that buying gold jewelry is probably not the best option, as you are paying a lot more for workmanship. Although from a purely aesthetic point of view, this does look far better around my neck than a gold bar. With jewelry, you’re also paying for the shop markup. It has to be a case of mixing business with pleasure.

宝拉•汉考克斯
黄金首饰重又流行起来。如果你纯粹是为了盈利而购买黄金首饰，专家们也会告诉你，购买黄金珠宝也许并不是最佳的选择，因为你得为手工费而多付许多钱。单从审美的角度来看，我脖子上戴这条项链比金条好看多了。况且，购买珠宝还得支付店铺附加的费用。总之，这是要把投资和喜好综合起来。

AJIT MULIA
At least you have it with you, it's controlled by you, Rather than these foreign managers and stockbrokers, you know. You can wear it, you can use, and in a rainy day, you know, you can dispose it, And get the full price of your gold back.

阿杰特•睦拉
至少，你手里有了黄金，你可以随心所欲。不像把钱交给那些外国经理和股票经纪商。你可以佩戴黄金饰品，可以用黄金制品，景气不好的时候，还可以抛掉手里的黄金，收回全部投资。

PAULA HANCOCKS
The price of gold may have been hovering around six-year highs in recent days, but those in the know say the precious metal is still cheap, below 350 dollars an ounce, when it hit as high as 850 dollars in 1980. Paula Hancocks, CNN London.

宝拉•汉考克斯
近期的金价将继续徘徊在六年来的最高水平，但是知情人士却认为这种贵有金属的价钱仍然偏低，一盎司还不到350美元。1980年的金子得850美元一盎司呢。宝拉•汉考克斯CNN 伦敦报道。