When the date came, you would cut the coupon off and go to the bank and get your interest payment.

到息日到了以后，你就可以剪下这张息票拿到银行,去兑换利息。

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So, if a bond was issued when interest rates were lower, they might have a 4% coupon when the prevailing rate is 6%.

所以，如果一只债券在利率很低的时候发行，在汇率为6%的的时候，它们可能有一个4%的票息。

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We're talking about discount bonds, and then coupon-carrying bonds, and then talk about the term structure of interest rates and why we have interest rates.

我们先讲贴现债券,然后是附息债券,再讲讲利率的期限结构,以及为什么要有利率

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