Great Britain was the first country to adopt the gold standard, when the Mastet of the Mint, Sir Isaac Newton, established a fixed price for gold in 1717.

造币厂厂长以撒牛顿爵士1717年确立了黄金的固定价格，大不列颠是第一个采用本位制的国家。

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To make matters worse, America has failed to adopt a coherent energy policy, let alone one that imposes a price on carbon.

更为糟糕的是，美国没有采取连贯的能源政策，更别说对碳定价了。

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Instead of using this year to get parliament to adopt an emissions-trading scheme that would put a price on carbon pollution, action will now be delayed until 2013 at least.

今年不会推动国会通过碳排放交易计划，对碳污染进行收费；这项行动将至少推迟到2013年。

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New ventures, they are taught, are all about finding customers, what distribution channels to adopt, how to price the product, who to partner with, and more.

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Yet according to the creators of a new shopping tool called Shopobot, such price swings happen every week, sometimes every day, as retailers adopt more sophisticated techniques to test out different price points.

FORBES: Shopobot: a New Toy for Economists

Instead, brick-and-mortar retailers need to adopt a multi-pronged approach that includes price-matching, a personalized consumer experience and improved cross-channel integration.

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