He talked about the gold standard that America was on, and that each dollar bill was actually a silver certificate.

他说到美国正处于金本位制，每一张美钞实际就是一枚金属货币。

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Under the gold standard your dollar bill represented so many ounces of gold and you were supposed to be able to always get that gold.

在金本位制度下,你的纸币表示着,很多盎司的金子,并且你可以一直兑换那些金子。

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So being on the gold standard and keeping a constant dollar value are inconsistent proposals.

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You want a kind of gold standard, with the dollar and other hard currencies acting as a substitute for gold.

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