来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：金融市场 第2集 第2集》

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  the value of consol moves inversely to the interest rate.
  债务的价值向着利率的相反方向变化
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  The British Government
  英国政府
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  issued those consols in the early 1700s and,
  在十八世纪初就推出了这份债券
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  while they were refinanced in the late nineteenth century,
  当他们在十九世纪再融资的时候
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  they're still there. If you want to go out and buy one,
  公债仍然有售 如果你想去买一份的话
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  you can get on your laptop right after this lecture
  你可以在这堂课后用笔记本电脑
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  and buy one of them.
  买一份公债
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  Then you've got something that will pay you something forever.
  这份公债能确保你永久收到利息
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  But you're going to know that the value of that in the market
  但是你们必须明白的是它的价值
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  moves opposite with interest rates.
  是与市场利率相反的
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  So, if interest rates go down, the value goes up,
  因此如果利率上扬 它的价值就下跌
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  if interest rates go up, the value of your investment goes down.
  如果利率上扬 这份投资的价值就会走低