A better way to think of gold may be as a currency that moves in the opposite direction to the dollar.

最好的方式是：把黄金看做是与美元走势相反的货币。

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The gold exchange aspect of the BWS was one way, foreign members could exchange their dollar for gold (at a fixed price) but not the other way around.

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