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Virtually every American can recognize a dollar bill at a mere glance.
幾乎所有美國人一眼就能認(rèn)出美元。
Many can identify it by its sound or texture, but few people indeed can accurately describe the world's most powerful, important currency.
許多人可以通過它的聲音或紋理來識(shí)別它，但很少有人能真正準(zhǔn)確地描述出這個(gè)世界上最強(qiáng)大、最重要的貨幣。
The American dollar bill is colored with black ink on one side and green on the other, the exact composition of the paper and ink is a closely guarded government secret.
美元鈔票的一面是黑色墨水，另一面是綠色，紙張和墨水的確切成分是政府嚴(yán)格保守的秘密。
Despite its weighty importance, the dollar bill actually weighs little.
盡管美鈔很重要，但它實(shí)際上并不重。
It requires nearly 500 bills to tip the scales at a pound.
需要近500張鈔票才能重達(dá)一磅。
Not only is the dollar bill lightweight, but it also has a brief lifespan.
美鈔不僅重量輕，而且使用壽命短。
Few dollar bills survive longer than 18 months.
很少有美鈔能保存超過18個(gè)月。
The word "dollar" is taken from the German word "taler," the name for the world's most important currency in the 16th century.
“美元”一詞來源于德語“泰勒”——16世紀(jì)世界上最重要的貨幣。
The taler was a silver coin first minted in 1518 under the reign of Charles the 5th, emperor of Germany.
泰勒是一種銀幣，于1518年德國皇帝查理五世統(tǒng)治時(shí)期首次鑄造。
The concept of paper money is a relatively recent innovation in the history of American currency.
紙幣這個(gè)概念是美國貨幣歷史上一個(gè)相對較新的創(chuàng)新。
When the constitution was signed, people had little regard for paper money because of its steadily decreasing value during the colonial era.
當(dāng)憲法簽署的時(shí)候，人們很少重視紙幣，因?yàn)樵谥趁駮r(shí)期紙幣的價(jià)值在不斷下降。
Because of this lack of faith, the new American government minted only coins for common currency.
由于缺乏這種信心，新的美國政府只鑄造硬幣作為通用貨幣。
Interest-bearing bank notes were issued at the same time, but their purpose was limited to providing money for urgent government crises, such as American involvement in the war of 1812.
同時(shí)發(fā)行有利息的銀行票據(jù)，但是他們的目的僅限于為緊急的政府危機(jī)提供資金，比如美國卷入1812年的戰(zhàn)爭。
The first noninterest-bearing paper currency was authorized by congress in 1862, at the height of the civil war.
1862年，國會(huì)批準(zhǔn)發(fā)行了第一種無息紙幣，恰逢內(nèi)戰(zhàn)最激烈的時(shí)候。
At this point, citizens, old fears of devalued paper currency had calmed, and the dollar bill was born.
那時(shí)候，市民們對紙幣貶值的恐懼已經(jīng)平息，美元紙幣隨之誕生。
The new green colored paper money quickly earned the nickname "greenback."
這種新的綠色紙幣很快獲得了“美鈔”這個(gè)綽號。
Today, the American dollar bill is a product of the federal reserve and is issued from the 12 federal reserve banks around the United States.
今天，美元鈔票是美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)的產(chǎn)品，由美國各地的12家聯(lián)邦儲(chǔ)備銀行發(fā)行。
The government keeps a steady supply of approximately 2 billion bills in circulation at all times.
政府始終保持著約20億張流通鈔票的穩(wěn)定供應(yīng)。
Controversy continues to surround the true value of the dollar bill.
圍繞美元紙幣的真正價(jià)值的爭論仍在繼續(xù)。
American history has seen generations of politicians argue in favor of a gold standard for American currency.
在美國歷史上，幾代政治家都支持美國貨幣的金本位制。
However, for the present, the American dollar bill holds the value that is printed on it and little more.
然而，就目前而言，美元鈔票只持有它上面所印的價(jià)值。
The only other guarantee on the bill is a federal reserve pledge as a confirmation in the form of government securities.
美元唯一的其他擔(dān)保是美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)以政府證券形式所做的抵押品。
22. What does the speaker say about the American dollar bill?
22. 關(guān)于美鈔，說話者說了什么?
23. What does the speaker say about the exact composition of the American dollar bill?
23. 關(guān)于美鈔的確切構(gòu)成，說話者說了些什么?
24. Why did the new American government mint only coins for common currency?
24. 為什么新的美國政府只鑄造硬幣作為通用貨幣?
25. What have generations of American politicians argued for?
25. 幾代美國政治家都在爭論什么?
