Most countries have more bronzes and silvers than gold, showing a broader base of competition that isn't driven exclusively toward winning gold.
大多数国家的铜牌和银牌数都高于金牌，显示出并非只受金牌驱动的广泛竞赛基础。
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From ancient Egypt to the Middle Ages and beyond, adventurers have tried to transmute base metals into gold.
从古埃及到中世纪以及之后时期，探险家们就尝试将普通金属变成黄金。
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But the draining of one nation's gold credit base is not the only way in which the necessarily free movement of metal may upset the smooth functioning of the machine.