中阶经济|第53集：自测版纯净原声

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Sweden was the first European country to print and use paper money, but it may soon do away with physical currencies.

Banks can save a lot of money and avoid regulatory headaches by moving to a cash free system.

The Western world is headed toward a world without physical currency.

Barrett wanted to find out if the absence of physical currency does indeed cause a person to spend more.

My parents, when they were younger, used to budget by putting money into envelopes — they'd get paid and they'd immediately separate the cash into piles and put them in envelopes, so they knew what they had to spend week by week.

重点词汇：

do away with 放弃，替换形式：give up

currency /'kʌrənsi/ n.货币

digital currency 数字货币，physical currency 实物货币

cash free = cashless a. 无现金的

absence /ˈæbsəns/ n. 缺席

separate /'sepə rɪt/ v. 分离，隔开

pile /paɪl / n. 堆 piles of 一堆…

跟读训练：

Sweden was the first European country to print and use paper money, but it may soon do away with physical currencies.

瑞典是欧洲第一个印刷和使用纸币的国家，但是它很快就要放弃实物货币了。

Banks can save a lot of money and avoid regulatory headaches by moving to a cash free system.

通过向一个无现金系统转移，银行可以节省大量金钱并且规避监管难题。

The Western world is headed toward a world without physical currency.

西方世界正在向没有实物货币的世界进发。

Barrett wanted to find out if the absence of physical currency does indeed cause a person to spend more.

布雷特希望发现，没有实体货币是否真的会使得一个人花更多的钱。

My parents, when they were younger, used to budget by putting money into envelopes — they'd get paid and they'd immediately separate the cash into piles and put them in envelopes, so they knew what they had to spend week by week.

我的父母，他们年轻时，常常用把钱放进信封的方式来做预算——他们拿到工资便很快把钱分成一叠叠的，放进信封里，所以他们知道每周需要花多少。