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Reacting with mercury,The missing catalyst that separates the silver From its impurities.
银矿与汞反应时 硫酸铜就可作为催化剂 将银与其他杂质分开
The key that turns the mines of Potosi
这一发现成为了将波托西的银矿石
Into the richest source of silver mankind has ever known.
转化为人类史上最大一笔财富的关键
Medina made those silver mines of South America dramatically more productive.
梅迪纳的发现使得南美洲遍地的银矿 戏剧般地变得尤为高产
And the flow of silver going into global trade just took off over night.
短短一夜之间 大量白银 流入全球各类交易之中
220 tons of silver mined each year,
凭借每年二百二十吨银矿石的开采量
Potosi becomes the busiest industrial complex in the world.
波托西跃升为全球最为繁忙的工业生产基地
In each year, in three giant furnaces,
三座巨型熔炉运转不息
The Spanish mint 2.5 million silver coins.
西班牙人每年可铸造二百五十万枚银币
'pesos de ocho', pieces of eight:The world's first universal currency.
"八块钱" 是世界上第一种通用货币
Silver becomes the key to mankind's prosperity.
白银成为了人类繁荣的关键
These Spanish coins were seen everywhere in the world.
这些西班牙银元在世界各地流通
They unite the world in a web of commerce.
它们统一了全世界的商业网
A single coin worth the equivalent of 80.00 dollars today,
一块银元相当于现在的八十美元
Legal tender in the U.S.A until 1857.
它在1857年前一直是美国的法定货币
The scroll and pillars of the Spanish royal crest
随西班牙皇家纹章上的漩涡形装饰和双柱
Inspires one of the world's most potent symbols:The dollar sign.
应运而生的 是世界上最具权势的象征之一:美元的符号
