It imports most of what it needs from South Africa, pegs its currency to the rand and gets life-saving remittances from the many Basotho working there.

它向南非进口大部分的必需品，并将本国货币定为兰特。除此之外，莱索托还从许多在南非工作的巴索托人那里收到救济用汇款。

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Any of various tropical Marine gastropods of the family Cypraeidae, having glossy, often brightly marked shells, some of which are used as currency in the South Pacific and Africa.

子安贝任一种宝贝科中的热带海洋腹足纲软体动物，有光滑的，通常是贝壳泽斑纹的贝壳，在南太平洋地区和非洲，有些贝壳被当作货币使用。

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That was the hole, much of it caused by some poor performing local currency bonds in South Africa.

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Zervos said she had a tough start to the year because of a big sell off in local currency bonds she holds in South Africa, in particular.

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