sterling crisis

基本解释

Soros is known as "the man who broke the pound" during the 1992 currency crisis, forcing a sterling devaluation.
索罗斯曾因在1992年一手导演了英镑的货币危机、迫使英镑贬值而著名。
The fall in sterling will also blunt deflationary pressures that might otherwise exacerbate the credit crisis, since when prices start falling the burden of debt rises in real terms.
英镑的贬值也将减弱通货紧缩的压力，不然此压力有可能加剧信用危机，因为当价格开始下降时，按实值计算的债务负担则会增加。
Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management who made a fortune during the 1992 sterling crisis, said the most important task was to "erect safeguards against contagion from a possible Greek default."
在1992年英镑危机中赚取巨额财富的索罗斯基金管理公司的董事长索罗斯声称，当务之急是建立保护机制，防止希腊违约而殃及他国。

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