In a world of unpredictable currencies, riven by fears of massive inflation and with enormous doubts about the true value of many other financial instruments, gold becomes an attractive option.

在这样一个充斥着不可预知的货币，被大规模通货膨胀的担忧以及对其他金融工具真实价值的质疑而撕裂的世界里，黄金成为具有吸引力的选择。

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Certainly we acquire some of the gold along the way, but we never really thought the whole pot was a realistic option.

当然，在这条路上我们会得到一些黄金，但是我们从未想过要得到一整坛的金子。

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Gold isn't much of an option for China.

黄金不是中国外汇储备的主要投资选择。

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Meanwhile, outside the self-referential Cult of Neo-Keynesianism, in the past two years a dramatic shift in the international elite opinion stream is bringing the gold option back into consideration.

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The Answer would have been a re-spec option for gold that increases in cost in some way.

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Using gold mines as an example, he said when you buy shares in the company, you also receive a free, long-term call option on gold.

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