各国努力维持黄金衡量标准和布雷顿森林体系的一个理由，就是要让债权人放心他们借出去的钱会得到偿付。
One reason why countries tried so hard to maintain the gold standard and the Bretton Woods system was to reassure creditors that they would be repaid in sound money.
根据布雷顿森林体系，世界货币与美元挂钩，而美元又与黄金的固定价格挂钩。
Under the Bretton Woods regime, world currencies were pegged to the dollar, which in turn was tied to a set price of gold.
根据旧式的黄金标准进行衡量，自布雷顿森林体系时代结束以来，美元已经贬值了98%。
In terms of the old gold measure, the dollar has devalued by 98% since the end of the Bretton Woods era.
应用推荐