British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK.

英国的货币；特别指作为英联邦基本货币单位的英镑。

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UK prices had fallen below those in mainland Europe as the pound sterling fell against the euro.

随着英磅兑欧元下跌，英国的价格已经低于那些欧洲大陆的价格。

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You'll recall that George Osborne departed from that script last week, when he set out the negotiating stance of the rest of the UK on sharing the pound sterling as a post-independence currency, along with oversight and central banking by the Bank of England.

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Last month, ratings agency Moody's cut the UK's AAA credit rating, which hit the pound, and the value of sterling has continued to edge down since then.

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Investors and dealers alike will be looking for clues, by way of comments on UK gross domestic product (GDP) targeting, and whether his testimony may shape the future trajectory of the Sterling Pound.

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