Starting in the 4th century BCE silk began to reach the West by merchants who would exchange it for gold, ivory, horses or precious stones.
从公元前四世纪开始，商人们将丝绸交换黄金，象牙，马匹或贵重的石头而使其到达了西方社会。
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The high price of exchange too would naturally dispose the merchants to endeavour to make their exports nearly balance their imports.
汇兑的高价，也自然会使商人努力平衡他们的输出和输入。
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During Alibaba's 2014 initial public offering in the United States, Mr. Ma gave television interviews but allowed a group of merchants to ring the stock exchange bell.