3: Lord Snow: Ned finally arrives at Kings Landing, but he s aghast to find out from Roberts advisers that the Crown is deep in debt.

第3集：雪诺：内德最后到达国王的着陆，但他吃惊的发现从罗伯茨的顾问，皇冠是债台高筑。

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We call them consols because, in the early 1700s, the British Government issued what they called consols or consolidated debt of the British Crown that paid a certain amount of pound sterling every six months forever.

我们称之为公债是因为早在十八世纪初,英国政府规定他们称之为英国皇家,统合公债或者联合公债,要求永久性地,每六个月支付一定数量的英镑

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The April downgrade by Moody's of Crown debt from B2 to Caa3 was in part because of future asbestos claims.

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