A century ago almost all the world「s currencies were linked to gold and most of the rest to silver.
一个世纪以前,世界上几乎所有的货币都和黄金关联,其余的大部分和白银关联。
A century ago - even 30 years ago - it was the object of envy. But in the last generation its character has changed.
一个世纪前,甚至30年前,它都是令人嫉妒的对象,但是在过去的十年里,它的特征发生了变化。
A century and a half later we find ourselves in the world he anticipated, where everyone」s life is experimental and provisional, and sudden ruin can happen at any time.