19-07-16 Famous World War II codebreaker Alan Turing is to feature on the new 50-pound bank note, the Bank of England announced Monday. 英格兰银行周一宣布，二战时期著名的电码译员阿兰图灵的画像将出现在新版50镑纸币上。 The 50-pound note will be the last of the...

16-07-27 As global stock markets tumbled and the value of the pound plummeted to a 30-year low following the United Kingdoms vote to leave the European Union, it appears that some people are now having serious regrets. 英国公投离开欧盟的结果出炉后，全球股市...

14-07-09 Someone asked a little boy: Is a pound of lead heavier than a pound of feathers? The boy quickly replied: Of course it is. When he was told You are wrong. They both weigh the same, he insisted that a pound of lead is the heavier. He said: To prove i...

09-08-05 The pound has continued to gain against the dollar, rising above $1.70 for the first time since October on optimism about the UK economy. 英镑对于美元汇率持续上涨，自去年10月英国经济前景乐观之后第一次超过了1.70。 Sterling forged（锻造的） higher on...