a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound

gold has done well recently, passing the magic mark of $700 per troy ounce last week.

近期，黄金走势不错。上星期黄金价格出人意料地超过了每盎司七百美元。

after an ever-so-brief lull, gold and silver prices continued their breathless rally after mr bernanke’s press conference, with gold well above $1, 500 a troy ounce and silver marching towards $50.

一段非常短的不活跃期后，黄金和白银价格在伯南克先生记者招待会后继续不断攀升，黄金每金衡盎司大大超过1500美元而白银则向每盎司50美元进展。

bullion prices this week hit an all-time high of $914 a troy ounce as investors sought refugee from a weakening us dollar.

由于投资者在美元不断走软的情况下寻求避险品种，金价本周创下了每盎司914美元的历史高点。

jeff kotchounian says he's used this ron paul half troy ounce of silver to get $25 worth of gas from a local station.

jeffkotchounian说他还用过罗恩保尔半盎司银，在当地一家加油站换到了相当于25美元的的汽油。

as the greenback weakens, goldman expects the price of gold to move to $725 per troy ounce over the next year or so.

随着美元的疲软，戈德曼预计明年黄金价格会升至每盎司725美元。

the price of gold had risen 2.3% prior to the europe open, to hit yet another record high, of $1, 894.5 per troy ounce - before sliding sharply.

在欧洲开市前金价上涨2.3%,到达新的历史高位——每盎司（31.1g）1894.5美元，随后跳水。

when the bretton woods system was cracking in the early 1970s the price of a troy ounce of gold, in dollar terms, was raised in two steps from $35 to $42.22.

在上世纪70年代早期，布雷顿森林体系崩溃后，以美元计价的一盎司黄金的价格，分两个阶段从35美元上升至42.22美元。

the commodities sell-off began in silver, which had flirted with an all-time high of $50 per troy ounce last week after a 175 per cent run-up in less than a year.

大宗商品抛售从银市开始。上周，银价创下了每盎司50美元的新高，在不到一年的时间里，飙升了175%。