A dozen years ago when Chevrolet sales were 76,000 and Plymouth was not even an idea in Mr. Chrysler's head, Mr. Ford was turning out Model t's at the rate of 2,000,000 per year.

十二年前当雪佛兰的销量是七万六千辆，克莱斯勒先生的脑子里还没有“普利茅斯”这个概念的时候，福特先生的T型车已经每年下线两百万辆。

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The idea was a cold-turkey cure for endemic balance-of-payments problems, turning economic management on its head by floating sterling and letting the market dictate the exchange rate.

ECONOMIST: Post-war Britain