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The Euro - the Second Biggest Currency in the World
歐元—世界第二大貨幣
On 1st January 2002, twelve European countries started using the new euro as their official currency.
2002年1月1日，12個(gè)歐洲國(guó)家開始使用歐元作為正式貨幣。
The euro soon became the second biggest currency in the world.
歐元很快成為世界第二大貨幣。
Introducing the euro was not a simple matter. There were many things to consider.
引入歐元可不是一件簡(jiǎn)單的事情。要考慮很多問(wèn)題。
One problem was the design of the coins and notes.
一個(gè)問(wèn)題就是硬幣和紙幣的設(shè)計(jì)。
Usually, a currency is associated with one country only
一般來(lái)說(shuō)，一種貨幣只涉及一個(gè)國(guó)家，
so it is easier to find images and symbols to put on the coins and notes.
因此找到一種印制在硬幣或紙幣上的典型形象并不難。
However, for the euro, twelve different countries were involved,
然而，歐元涉及12個(gè)不同的國(guó)家，
and each country was as keen as the other to be represented.
每個(gè)國(guó)家又都像其他國(guó)家一樣渴望出現(xiàn)在畫面上。
The notes were designed by Robert Kalina of Austria and he developed an interesting solution to the problem.
紙幣由奧地利人羅伯特·卡利納設(shè)計(jì)，他提出一種解決此問(wèn)題的有趣方法。
His designs show seven different periods in European architecture.
他的設(shè)計(jì)體現(xiàn)了七個(gè)不同時(shí)期的歐洲建筑。
However, instead of showing real, existing structures,
但他沒(méi)有去展現(xiàn)真實(shí)存在的建筑結(jié)構(gòu)，
