外刊精讲 | 8个月进口超1000吨黄金，中国花掉超1万亿元：金价这么贵，为什么还在买？

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标题：China spends record amount importing over 1,000 tonnes of gold this year

World's second-largest economy shelled out almost $160bn on bullion in eight months to August

正文： China has spent a record sum importing more than 1,000 tonnes of gold this year as the central bank and local investors pour cash into bullion amid rising geopolitical tensions abroad and poor returns on local assets.

知识点：sum /sʌm/ n. 英文释义：sum means an amount of money 本义为"总和、总计"，财务支出语境核心义为"一笔钱、款项"（本文特指：a record sum，即中国花在黄金进口上创纪录的1588亿美元；它是标题里record amount 的同义替换）

核心搭配：a record sum、a large sum of money、a lump sum（一次性付款）、the sum of、raise a sum

・The founders walked away with a lump sum of $80m when the acquisition closed. 收购完成时，几位创始人一次性拿到了8000万美元。

・She paid a considerable sum for a stake in the private fund. 她花了相当大一笔钱买下这只私募基金的一部分份额。

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