An ounce of gold was worth 12 barrels of oil at the start of 1986; now it is worth around 13.
一盎司的金在1986年初价值12桶的原油;现在价值13桶。
Try this: What will an ounce of gold sell for in 2038? Are you confident it will sell for more than $3,500?
那就试试吧:2038年的金价会是每盎司多少美元?
A fund manager I know in London argues that this goes back to ancient Rome, when an ounce of gold-allegedly-was enough to purchase a top-of-the-line toga.
我认识的一个在伦敦的基金经理认为,这一法则要回溯到古罗马时代,当时一盎司黄金据称足以买到一套最好的长袍。
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