What is An Olympic Gold Medal
Actually Worth?/
奧運金牌實際上值多少錢？
【摘要21.8.15.自由】 ◎黃靖媗
The design of the Olympic medals changes
for each games, and this time around they are the work of Junichi Kawanishi.
奧運獎牌的設計每屆都會更動，這次是由川西純市操刀。
The gold medal is in fact made from
gold-plated pure silver, with around 6 grams of gold out of a total weight of
556 grams. The silver medal is made from pure silver and weighs around 550
grams, while the bronze medal weighs approximately 450 grams and is in fact
made from 95% copper and 5% zinc.
金牌事實上是由純銀鍍金而成，在總重556公克中，僅有6公克是金。銀牌是由純銀製成，重約550公克。而銅牌重約450公克，實際上約有95%是銅、5%是鋅。
At today’s prices that means the gold
medal would be worth around $800 if you melted it down, while the silver would
be worth about $450 and the bronze around $5.
按照今天的價格，如果將之熔化，金牌大約價值800美元，而銀牌價值約450美元，銅牌僅值5美元。
Dozens of former Olympians have resorted
to selling their medals over the years. Some have cited financial hardships,
while others have said that they were motivated by raising money for charity.
過去幾年來，數十名前奧運選手曾出售獎牌。部分人提及財務困境，也有些人表示，他們的動機是為慈善機構募款。
新聞辭典
pure：形容詞，純的。例句：The
pure cotton shirts can help you stay comfortable.（純棉襯衫可以幫助你保持舒適。）
motivate：動詞，使…產生動機、激起。例句：Their
criticism was motivated by jealousy.（他們的批評因嫉妒而起。）
melt down：片語動詞，熔化、熔毀。例句：
Belgium recently melted down over 22,000 firearms into 60 tons of recycled
steel.（比利時近期將2萬2000支槍熔化為60噸的再生鋼。）
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