Whither the pound sterling?

英镑的前途可能会怎样？

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They tried to rally the pound sterling but in vain.

他们企图恢复英镑币值，但劳而无功。

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The pound sterling has been climbing steadily all week.

整个星期英镑一直在稳步增值。

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In 1931 they dropped convertibility of the pound sterling still called pound sterling even though it's not silver it was gold.

在1931年，他们放弃了英镑的可兑换性,仍然叫做英镑的话,即便它不是银，而是金。

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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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That helps explain why the SNP is keen to keep the pound sterling instead of a move to the euro.

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Dennis Canavan's view is at odds with that of the SNP Scottish government which would rather continue to share the pound sterling.

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That helps explain why the SNP has already promised to keep the Queen as head of state and the pound sterling as Scotland's currency.

BBC: SNP treads 'road to independence'