回答当然是该行无意放弃英镑与黄金的联系，坚挺的英镑代表着一种深远和长期的承诺（这与今天的美国财长约翰·斯诺确认“强势美元”的立场如出一辙 ） 。
Of course they were told that there was no intention of abandoning Britain’s link to gold, and that the strong pound represented a deep and long commitment (in the same way that US Treasury Secretary John Snow today affirms the idea of a “strong dollar”).