We passed Port Roosevelt, where there was a glimpse of red-belted ocean-going ships, and sped along a cobbled slum lined with the dark, undeserted saloons of the faded gilt nineteen-hundreds.

我们经过罗斯福港，瞥见船身有一圈红漆的远洋轮船，又沿着一条贫民区的石子路疾驰而过，路两旁排列着二十世纪初褪色的镀金时代的那些还有人光顾的吧。

In this case, you'd probably construct a portfolio with some shares (but not high risk ones), along with gilts, cash deposits, and perhaps convertibles or the income shares of split capital investment trusts.

在这种情况下，你大概想制定一份包括某些股份（但不是风险很大的股份）的投资组合，同时还有高度可靠的证券、现金储蓄，可能还有可换证券，或分割资本投资信托公司的所得股。

" Gild" is a verb. It means to cover with a fine layer of gilt.

“Gild”是动词。它的意思是镀金。

And she saw framed in the cracking gilt molding a stranger.

她看见带有裂纹的镀金镜框里站着一个陌生人。

" Is it of silver gilt" ? I asked him.

“这是镀金的吧？”

And what with silk and cloth of gold, with snowy linen glancing through slashed sleeves, with silver mail shirts and jewelled sword-hilts, with gilt helmets and feathered bonnets, they were almost too bright to look at.

他们着丝质或镶金的衣服，开叉的衣袖可以瞥到雪白的亚麻布，银色的邮件衬衫，镶有宝石的剑柄，镀金的头盔，戴着羽毛的帽子，闪亮到无法直视。

And, as he turned away weeping, one whose armour was inlaid with gilt flowers, and on whose helmet couched a lion that had wings, came up and made enquiry of the soldiers who it was who had sought entrance.

这样，星孩只好哭着转身走了，这时有一个人走了过来，这人着嵌有金花饰的铠甲，头盔上蹲着一头有翅膀的雄狮，他询问士兵是谁要求要进城来。

The yield on ten-year British gilts eased back to around 4% after the government ditched its plan to scrap the top rate of income tax (two months ago the yield was around 2%).

在英国政府放弃所得税最高税率的计划后，10年期英国国债的收益率回落到4%左右(两个月前收益率在2%左右)。

Sterling dropped to a 32-month low against the dollar and reached its weakest level against the euro since October 2011, but gilt yields actually fell.

英镑兑美元的汇率连续32个月走低，英镑兑欧元的汇率更是在2011年10月跌至历史最低点。国债的收益也有所下跌。

Upon her head boards, in large gilt letters, he read " Bouton de Rose, " —Rose-button, or Rose-bud; and this was the romantic name of this aromatic ship.

船头顶板上有几个镀金的法文大字：“Bouton de Rose”—“玫瑰苞”或“玫瑰蓓蕾”；这艘芳香扑鼻的船便了个这么富有浪漫气息的芳名。

This is what happened in 2022 when British pension funds rapidly offloaded holdings of gilts to meet margin calls, sending prices down and yields up even faster.

2022年英国养老基金为满足追加保证金要求而快速抛售优质证券时，就出现了这种情况，导致证券价格下跌、收益率加速上升。

Like this plate with its gilt edge, these jellies of course, along with the silverware that the family and friends will be using.

比如这个镶金边的盘子，当然还有这些果冻，还有老爷的家人和朋友会用的银器。

British gilt yields are near the level they hit last autumn, which were then only reached amid fire sales and a market meltdown.

英国国债收益率接近去年秋季的水平，当时只在贱卖和市场崩盘的情况下才达到这一水平。

All this Tom Chist could see in the moonlight that glinted and twinkled upon the gilt buttons of the captain's coat.

在月光下，首领外衣上面的镀金纽扣反射了汤姆所看到的一切，纽扣被照耀得闪闪发光。

He saw in the distance the iron gilt cross on the door.

他远远地看到了门上的镀金铁十字架。

The Bank of England acted again to stabilise bond markets and increased its maximum daily purchases of long-dated gilts.

英国央行再次采行动稳定债券市场，提高长期国债的日购买上限。

Then he, whose armour was inlaid with gilt flowers, and on whose helmet couched a lion that had wings, held up a shield, and cried, " How saith my lord that he is not beautiful? "

这时，那位铠甲上嵌着金花饰，头盔上蹲着一头有翅膀的雄狮的先生，手中举着一面盾牌，大声说道，" 我的皇上怎么能说他自己不漂亮呢？"

The upstairs, so rumor said, was fitted out with the finest of plush upholstered furniture, heavy lace curtains and imported mirrors in gilt frames.

据说楼上配备着最上等的豪华家俱，沉甸甸的花边窗帘和进口的金框镜子。

By contrast, there is little doubt that the Bank of England stands behind gilts; no one worries that Britain might leave sterling.

相比之下，英格兰银行会支持金边债券这件事是毋庸置疑的；没有人担心英国可能会脱离英镑。

Before we talk about today's idiom, let's talk about words that you will need to know – gilt and gild.

在我们谈论今天的习语之前，让我们先来谈谈你需要知道的单词——gilt（镀金；镀金的）和gild（给… … 镀金）。