黄金如何成为贸易金本位(2/2)

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人们购买黄金热情不减，贸易中的金本位制又是如何而来的呢？
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答疑：ENIGMABACHBut people keep buying. Some people are "gold bugs". These are investors who say people should buy gold to protect against inflation.
People have valued gold for thousands of years. The soft, dense metal polishes to a bright yellow shine and resists most chemical reactions. It makes a good material for money, political power and, more recently, electrical power. If you own a device like a mobile phone or a computer, you might own a little gold in the wiring.
The gold standard was the subject of one of the best-known speeches in American political history. It took place at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
William Jennings Bryan wanted the country to use both gold and silver as money. The idea was to devalue the dollar and make it easier for farmers to pay their debts.
The speech made William Jennings Bryan famous. He was a presidential candidate three times. But he never won.但人们仍不断购买黄金。有些人是“黄金信徒”。投资者认为人们应该通过购买黄金来规避通货膨胀可能带来的风险。
几千年来，人们都非常看重黄金。这种柔软,高密度金属擦亮后闪耀着黄色的光芒，还能够抵抗大部分化学反应。它是用作金钱和政治权力的良好材料——最近，还被用于电力系统。如果你拥有像手机或电脑这样的设备，从这些设备的接线上，你可能会发现少量黄金。
金本位货币制度是美国政治史上最著名的一次演讲的主题。这次演讲发生在1896年芝加哥举行的民主党全国代表大会上。
威廉·詹宁斯·布莱恩（William Jennings Bryan）希望美国同时使用黄金和白银作为货币。该想法是为了让美元贬值，从而使农民还贷更为容易。
这次演讲使布赖恩声名鹊起。他曾三次成为总统候选人，但他从未赢得选举。