We used to siphon quantities of cash out of bank balance sheets in booms, making them sterilised reserves at the Bank of England;and in downturns release the cash back.

• 我们在经济繁荣时期从银行的资产负债表中取出大量现金，并使其变成英国银行健康的储备，在经济衰退时期就把他们发行出来。