For centuries, scientists have tried to turn base metals into precious ones, most commonly lead into gold — even Isaac Newton, the father of modern science, was an alchemist.

几个世纪以来，科学家都在尝试将基本金属变为贵金属，最常见的是铅变成黄金——甚至现代科学之父艾萨克·牛顿也是一个炼金术士。

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We continue to believe that soft commodities will outperform base and precious metals in the future.

我们继续相信，将来，软商品将超过基础和贵重金属。

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Some, including manganese, are as common as base metals such as nickel or precious metals such as gold.

有些就像镍等贱金属或者黄金等贵金属一样常见，例如锰。

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Metals traders monitor forex developments closely since they have the potential to influence both precious and base metals prices.

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Companies will be influenced positively by higher precious and base metal prices, stable input costs and a weaker U.S. dollar.

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It is not just the price of gold that has been rising: so, too, have the prices of precious and base metals.

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