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　　27. Money, Real and Counterfeit 伪造物. 真币和伪币、 　　1. Without looking, tell me whose picture is on a one dollar bill. What about a five dollar bill? If you know these, maybe you know the pictures on a ten, twenty or even a fifty dollar bill. If youre not sure, someone could give you a phony[adj.假的,伪造的] bill with the wrong picture and youd never know the difference. 1、在不看的情况下，告诉我在一美元钞票上是谁的头像?五美元钞票呢?如果你知道这些的话，那你可能也知道十美元、二十美元甚至五十美元钞票上的像。如果你不能确定的话，就有可能当别人给你一张印错头像的伪钞时，而你却不知道其中的差异。 单词：counterfeit＝； phony＝假冒的； 2. Do you know where the pictures on money came from? In the early days people made payments[(payment):n.支付] by the weight of their silver or gold. (Just think how much time you save now by paying for things with a coin or bill. You dont have to weigh out so many ounces[(ounce):n.盎司] of gold. That would surely slow down the normal pace[n.节奏] of business today.) 2、你知道在钱上印人头像出自哪里吗?在早期，人们通过他们的银子或金子的重量进行支付。(想想看，你现在用硬币或钞票来购买物品可以节省多少时间。你无需称量那么多盎司的黄金。今天那样做无疑会减慢正常交易的速度。) 分析：weigh out＝称出；payment＝支付； pace ＝； 3. However, the ancient Greeks and Romans used coins of a definite[a.明确的；肯定的] value like our dime[n.一角] or quarter. At that time, animals were pictured on the coins. You wont think that this is so unusual if you examine[vt.检查；诊察] a nickel[五分镍币] and see the buffalo[n.水牛] on the back of it. 3、不过，古希腊人和古罗马人也使用类似我们的一角硬币或二角五分硬币那样有确实价值的硬币。不过在那时，硬币上画着动物图案。如果你查看一个背面有牦牛像的五分镍币时，不要以为它非同寻常。 单词：definite＝明确的； examine＝检查； 4. A little later, though, the Greeks and Romans began to put pictures of famous people on their coins. It took some time to develop a central money-making business. Because of this, people would sometimes put pictures of their own ancestors[(ancestor):n.祖宗，祖先] on their coins. Even though this may have been confusing[(confuse):v.混淆,弄糊涂] at times, its easier than trading animals for things that you need. Imagine receiving a cow as change[零钱] for something you have just bought! Its much simpler to carry a purse or a wallet than to exchange one thing for another. 4、然而不久