During the marriage ceremony, the bride and her would-be husband usually exchange gold rings that represent the idea that their union will continue forever.

在婚礼上，新娘和她未来的丈夫通常会交换金戒指，这金戒指象征着他们的婚姻将永远持续下去。

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But the idea of a country's using another's gold as a reserve does exist and does work, if only with the din of controversy in its metaphorical ears.

但一国将另外一国的黄金作为准备金的想法确实存在，并且也确实能够发挥作用，前提是该国能够清楚地意识到这种做法的争议性。

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I like "mythos" and I like the idea of gold, but I am not obsessed by the subject and I don't see why we should make flowerpots, even of gold.

我喜欢“神话”，也喜欢有关黄金的事，可我并不为此着迷，也看不出我们为什么要造花盆，即使是金子的花盆。

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