The Money System of the U.S.美國的貨幣制度

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    congress n.
    cent n.
    unit n.
    coin n.
    penny n.
    nickel n.
    dime n.
    quarter n.
    dollar n.
    liverless adj.
    mint v.
    circulation n.
    bill n.
    denomination n.
    size n.
    print v.
    involve vt.
    check n.
    sum n.
    fund n.
    transfer n. 單詞
    國會
    (幣單位)分, 分幣
    (計量)單位
    硬幣
    便士,(美) 分
    (美國和加拿大的)五分鎳幣
    (美) 一角硬幣
    二角五分硬幣
    元;美元
    無銀的;不用銀制的
    鑄造(硬幣)
    循環(huán), 流通, 發(fā)行額
    鈔票, 票據(jù)
    單位;幣值
    大量;可觀的范圍、數(shù)量或大小
    印刷, 出版
    包括;涉及
    支票
    總數(shù), 金額
    資金, 基金
    轉(zhuǎn)帳, 過戶, 轉(zhuǎn)讓
    Phrases and Expressions
    to be made up of…
    in common use
    out of circulation
    in circulation
    half-dollar
    silver coin
    gold coin
    paper bill
    large denominations 短語與詞組
    由…組成
    通用
    流通之外
    流通中
    50分
    銀幣
    金幣
    紙幣
    大面額(鈔票)
    Notes
    1.In 1785 the Congress of the United States chose the dollar, which is made up of 100 cents, as the basic unit of money. 1785年,美國國會選用美元作為基本的貨幣單位,一美元分為一百美分。
    (1)which is made up of 100 cents此句前后用逗號隔開,是非限制性定語從句,對前面的the dollar作補充說明。
    (2)choose…as…為固定搭配,意為"選…作為…"
    (3)basic unit of money基本貨幣單位
    2.If you ever visit the United States, you will probably use only four of the paper bills now in circulation: the one-dollar bill, the five- dollar bill, the ten-dollar bill, and the twenty-dollar bill. 如果你去美國,也許會使用現(xiàn)在流通中的四種紙幣:一元幣、五元幣、十元幣和二十元幣。
    (1)paper bill紙幣
    (2)one-dollar bill一元幣
    (3)five-dollar bill五元幣
    (4)ten-dollar bill拾元幣
    (5)twenty-dollar bill二拾元幣
    3.Nowadays transactions that involve large sums of money are made by checks and fund transfers. 現(xiàn)在,涉及大金額的交易都是通過支票和資金劃撥的方式進行。
    (1)…that involve large sums of money是定語從句。
    (2)sum n.an amount of money:一筆錢:
    例:pay an enormous sum
    支付一大筆款項
    (3)fund transfer資金劃撥
    4.The largest denomination you will see is the one hundred-dollar bill. However, many people do not like to carry a bill of this size in their pockets. 你所看到的面值是一百元的紙幣,可是,許多人不喜歡隨身攜帶這種面額的紙幣。
    (1)denomonation n.one of a series of kinds, values, or sizes, as in a system of currency or weights:(種類、數(shù)值或大小的)單位:一系列種類、數(shù)值或大小中的一個,例如在貨幣或重量系統(tǒng)中
    例:The U.S. coins of the lowest denomination is the cent.美國錢幣的最低單位是分。
    (2)a bill of this size這種面額的紙幣
    size n.considerable extent, amount, or dimensions:大量:可觀的范圍、數(shù)量或大?。?BR>    例:a debt of enormous size.
    巨額債務(wù)
    5.penny n. ①pl.pennies a unit of currency in Ireland and the United Kingdom.See table at currency 便士:一種愛爾蘭和英國的貨幣單位參見 currency ②Abbr. p.In the United States and Canada, the coin that is worth one cent.縮寫 p.分:一種美國和加拿大面值1分的硬幣 ③pl. pence Abbr. p. a coin used in Great Britain since 1971, worth !/100 of a pound.Also called new penny 縮寫 p.便士:一種1971年起在英國使用的面值同!/100磅的硬幣也作 new penny ④Abbr. d. a coin formerly used in Great Britain, worth !/12 of a shilling or !/240 of a pound.縮寫 d.便士:一種面值同一先令的!/12或一磅的!/240的英國舊硬幣
    6.cent n.a unit of currency in Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brunei, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Dominica, Ethiopia, Fiji, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, Kiribati, Liberia, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, United States, and Zimbabwe.See table at currency
    分:一種用于以下國家的貨幣單位:澳大利亞、巴哈馬、巴巴多斯、伯利茲、文萊、加拿大、開曼群島、塞浦路斯、多米尼加、埃塞俄比亞、斐濟、格林納達、圭亞那、牙買加、肯尼亞、利比里亞、基里巴斯、馬耳他、毛里求斯、納米比亞、瑙魯、荷蘭、荷屬安地列斯群島、新西蘭、圣盧西亞、圣文森特和格林納丁斯、塞舌爾、塞拉利昂、新加坡、所羅門群島、索馬里、南非、斯里蘭卡、蘇里南、斯威士蘭、坦桑尼亞、特立尼達和多巴哥、圖瓦盧、烏干達、美國和津巴布韋
    7. nickel n. a U.S. coin worth five cents, made of a nickel and copper alloy.鎳幣:美國面值5分的硬幣,由銅鎳合金制成
    8.dime n. a coin of the United States or Canada worth ten cents.一角銀幣:美國或加拿大價值十美分的硬幣
    9.quarter n. a coin equal to one fourth of the dollar of the United States and Canada.二角五分硬幣:相當于四分之一美元和加元的硬幣