They go back to ancient times, but I'm going to talk about some of our modern institutions and I'm going to talk first about discount bonds.

它能追溯到远古时代,不过今天要讲的是现代商业机构的利率,首先要讲的是贴现债券

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As he puts it in the dedication of his most famous book, he writes that this book The Prince "is a product of long experience with modern things " and a continuous reading of the ancient ones."

从而催生出,他最呕心沥血的大作，他笔下的《君王论》,“是一部,对现代事物长久体验,与持续阅读古籍的结晶“

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