British currency went metric in 1971.

英国的货币于1971年实行公制。

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Why is the British currency unit called "the pound sterling?"

为什么英国的货币单位被称作“英镑”呢？

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They lost only 3% on Japanese equities, as the British currency slumped.

由于英镑的走软，他们在日本股市上只损失了3%。

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It only ever made steady profits in the mid-1980s, when the dollar was strong against the British currency.

ECONOMIST: The car industry

The idiosyncrasies of British currency make calculations, carried out mechanically, slow and difficult, and they hold up the other high-speed machines in a modern office.

ECONOMIST: The business world

McFarlane is surprised by the dearth of short positions on the British currency, but he's not the only one that sees the U.K. going into a recession.

FORBES: Get Ready For The Pound To Drop