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Reacting with mercury,The missing catalyst that separates the silver From its impurities.
銀礦與汞反應時 硫酸銅就可作為催化劑 將銀與其他雜質分開
The key that turns the mines of Potosi
這一發現成為了將波托西的銀礦石
Into the richest source of silver mankind has ever known.
轉化為人類史上最大一筆財富的關鍵
Medina made those silver mines of South America dramatically more productive.
梅迪納的發現使得南美洲遍地的銀礦 戲劇般地變得尤為高產
And the flow of silver going into global trade just took off over night.
短短一夜之間 大量白銀 流入全球各類交易之中
220 tons of silver mined each year,
憑借每年二百二十噸銀礦石的開采量
Potosi becomes the busiest industrial complex in the world.
波托西躍升為全球最為繁忙的工業生產基地
In each year, in three giant furnaces,
三座巨型熔爐運轉不息
The Spanish mint 2.5 million silver coins.
西班牙人每年可鑄造二百五十萬枚銀幣
'pesos de ocho', pieces of eight:The world's first universal currency.
"八塊錢" 是世界上第一種通用貨幣
Silver becomes the key to mankind's prosperity.
白銀成為了人類繁榮的關鍵
These Spanish coins were seen everywhere in the world.
這些西班牙銀元在世界各地流通
They unite the world in a web of commerce.
它們統一了全世界的商業網
A single coin worth the equivalent of 80.00 dollars today,
一塊銀元相當于現在的八十美元
Legal tender in the U.S.A until 1857.
它在1857年前一直是美國的法定貨幣
The scroll and pillars of the Spanish royal crest
隨西班牙皇家紋章上的漩渦形裝飾和雙柱
Inspires one of the world's most potent symbols:The dollar sign.
應運而生的 是世界上最具權勢的象征之一:美元的符號
