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The money trail
穿越100年，重走中国货币之路
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货币自诞生以来，就与政治、经济、人民生活息息相关。货币的兴衰，
彰显了一个国家的政治、经济、军事实力，在很大程度上印证了“国家兴，货
币兴；国家亡，货币亡”这句话。战争年代，它是支援战争的有力保障；和平
时期，它是国家建设的坚强支撑；建党百年，它更是峥嵘岁月的亲历者、见
证者、记录者。在过去的一个世纪中，中国货币经历了怎样的过程？每一版
货币的背后，又隐藏着怎样的故事？快跟随China Daily去回顾中国货币的历
史吧。
课前讨论
① “juxtapose”是什么意思？
② “策划阴谋”可以怎样表达？
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文章讲解
Times of revolution can be, among other things, a license to print money. From
such humble beginnings, the renminbi is growing to be a global currency.
Chinese money is used every day, but where exactly did it come from and how
did its use evolve
重 点 单 词 humble [ h mb l] adj. 1) 不大的；没有特别之处的 【例】a
humble farmhouse 小农舍 2) 谦逊的；虚心的 【例】Be humble enough to
learn from your mistakes. 要虚心地从自己的错误中学习。3) 表示谦逊，但不
够诚挚或认真 【例】In my humble opinion, you were in the wrong. 依拙见，
你错了。
拓展延伸：1) modest adj. ① 些许的；不太大（或太贵、太重要等）的 【例】He charged a
relatively modest fee. 他收取的费用不算高。 ② 谦虚的；谦逊的 【例】She’s very modest
about her success. 她对自己的成功非常谦虚。 2) conceited adj. 自负的；骄傲自大的 3)
arrogant / r ɡ nt/ adj. 傲慢的；自大的
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革命年代，除了代表着其他事物，还意味着可以印制货币。人民币从刚出现时的微不足道，
如今正成长为一种全球货币。我们每天都在使用人民币，但它究竟是从哪里来的？它的用
途又是如何演变的？
The answer awaits visitors to a new exhibition in Beijing. They may well be
amazed by how the currency has vividly reflected the grand picture of a Party
and a country's destiny through its body of bank notes.
重 点 单 词 await [ weit] v. 1) 等候；等待；期待 【例】She stationed
herself at the window to await his return. 她待在窗前等他回来。 2) 将发生在，
将降临到（某人头上） 【例】A warm welcome awaits all our guests. 我们的
客人都将受到热烈欢迎。
重 点 词 组 bank note 纸币，钞票= note= paper money 【例】a ￡5 note 一
张面值为5英镑的纸币
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北京的一个新展将为游客们揭晓这些问题的答案。届时，他们很可能会惊讶于中国货币是
如何通过其钞票纸面生动反映一个党的百年峥嵘历程和一个国家的命运。
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Witness: The Exhibition Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of
the Communist Party of China opened on Wednesday at Beijing Ancient Coins
Museum, located in Deshengmen Archery Tower.
重 点 单 词 archery [ ɑrt ri] n. 射箭术；射箭运动
拓展延伸：1) archer n. 弓箭手；射箭运动员 2) arch n. ① 拱（支撑如桥梁或房屋上部的弧
形结构） ② 拱门 ③ 拱形；拱形物
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“见证——庆祝中国共产党成立100周年钱币展”于周三（2021年8月18日）在位于德胜门
箭楼的北京市古代钱币展览馆开幕。
Over 500 bank notes and coins used throughout the past century, on loan from
collectors nationwide, are gathered for the special exhibition that reviews the
growth of the CPC from a different perspective.
重 点 单 词 loan [l n] n. 借出；贷给；被借出【短语】be on loan from sb
从某人处借用…… 【例】an exhibition of paintings on loan (= borrowed) from
private collections 借用私人收藏品举办的画展
长 难 句 分 析 Over 500 bank notes and coins (主语) used throughout the past
century (过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰bank notes and coins), on loan from
collectors nationwide (介宾短语作后置定语，修饰bank notes and coins), are
gathered (谓语) for the special exhibition (介宾短语作状语) that reviews the
growth of the CPC from a different perspective (定语从句，修饰exhibition).
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此次特别的展览汇集了500余件来自于全国各地的民间收藏家近百年来的纸币与硬币，从
不同的视角回顾中国共产党的成长历史。
The currencies from the early revolutionary years of the CPC are among the most
important highlights. In 1926, the earliest bank note of the CPC was issued via an
agricultural bank in Central China's Hunan province. During those years, farmers,
a pillar of society that supported the revolution, needed money to increase their
produce, and many banks mushroomed to offer them loans.
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重 点 单 词 pillar [ p l (r)] n. 1) 台 重 点 单 词 produce [ pr dju s] n. 产
柱子；主心骨；中流砥柱 【例】a 品；（尤指）农产品 【例】dairy
pillar of society 社会中坚 2) 富有某 produce 乳制品
种素质的人；某种素质的化身 【例】 重 点 单 词 mushroom ['m r m] v. 1)
She is a pillar of strength in a crisis. 她 快速生长；迅速增长 【例】We
在危难中表现非常坚强。3) （组织、 expect the market to mushroom in the
制度、信仰等的）核心，基础，支 next two years. 我们期望未来两年内
柱【例】the central pillar of this 市场会迅速发展。2) 采蘑菇 【例】
theory 这一理论的核心支柱 go mushrooming 采蘑菇
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中国共产党革命年代早期的货币是展览最重要的亮点之一。1926年，中国共产党最早的纸
币由华中地区的湖南省的一家农业银行（湖南省衡山县柴山洲特区第一农民银行）发行。
在那个时期，农民是支持中国共产党革命的支柱力量，他们需要钱来增加农作物产量，于
是许多地方银行如雨后春笋般涌现，向他们提供贷款。
Though silver and copper coins, as well as paper money and other common
varieties of currency, were seen during those years, some materials were
unconventional. During a difficult period being blockaded by enemies, cloth,
for example, was widely used to make bank notes in the revolutionary areas.
They were sometimes actually sewn on clothes to be more convenient.
重 点 单 词 unconventional [ nk n ven nl] adj. 不因循守旧的；不因袭的；
新奇的 【例】an unconventional approach to the problem 另辟蹊径解决这个问
题的方法
拓展延伸：1) unorthodox / n θ d ks/ adj. 非正统的；非传统的；不正规的 2) conventional
/k n ven nl/ adj. 依照惯例的；遵循习俗的；墨守成规的；普通平凡的
重 点 单 词 blockade [bl ke d] v. 包围，封锁（尤指港口） n. （尤指对港
口的）包围，封锁 【例】an economic blockade (= stopping goods from
entering or leaving a country) 经济封锁
重 点 单 词 sew [s ] v. 1) 缝；做针线活 【例】to sew by hand/machine 手
工缝制/用机器缝 2) 缝制；缝补；缝上 【例】Can you sew a button on for
me 你能给我钉个扣子吗？
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那个年代虽然也有银币和铜币，以及纸币和其他常见的货币品种，但有些货币材料是不同
寻常的。在被敌人经济封锁的困难时期，革命根据地广泛使用布料制作纸币。有时这些布
质货币会被缝在衣服上以方便使用。
In 1928, the CPC-led Red Army established its first mint to make coinage in the
revolutionary hub of Jinggangshan. Mexican silver dollars were used as molds to
make their currency.
重 点 单 词 coinage [ k n d ] n. 1) （统称某地或某时期的）金属货币；
（某种）硬币 2) 新创的词语；新词语的创造 【例】new coinages such as
phubbing 新创的词语，诸如低头症
重 点 单 词 mold [ m ld]= mould n. 模具；铸模 【例】A clay mold is used
for casting bronze statues. 用黏土模具来浇铸青铜塑像。
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1928年，中共领导的红军在革命根据地要塞井冈山建立了第一个造币厂，造币厂就用墨西
哥“鹰洋”来做底版铸造货币银元。
Battles during wartime were not only about guns and bullets. An invisible war
was also raging through bank notes.
重 点 单 词 rage [ reid ] v. 1) 猛烈地继续；激烈进行 【例】The blizzard
was still raging outside. 外面暴风雪仍在肆虐。2) 迅速蔓延；快速扩散 【例】
A flu epidemic raged through Europe. 流感在整个欧洲肆虐。
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战争时期不仅有枪支弹药的战斗，一场围绕纸币的无形战争也在悄然爆发。
After Wang Jingwei set up its Japan-supported puppet government in Nanjing in
1940, a conspiracy was hatched to counterfeit the money from the revolutionary
bases in large quantities, in a bid to destroy the financial system of the Party.
重 点 单 词 puppet [ p p t] n. 1) 木偶 【例】a hand puppet 手套式木偶 2)
傀儡 【例】The occupying forces set up a puppet government. 占领军建立了
一个傀儡政府。
拓展延伸：marionette n. 牵线木偶
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重 点 单 词 conspiracy [k n sp r si] n. 密谋策划；阴谋 【例】conspiracies
against the company boss 反对公司老板的阴谋诡计
拓展延伸：1) conspire v. 密谋；图谋；阴谋 2) conspirator n. 共谋者；搞阴谋的人 3)
scheme v. 密谋；秘密策划；图谋 4) plot v. 密谋；暗中策划
重 点 单 词 hatch ['h t ] v. 1) 策划；（尤指）密谋 【例】Have you been
hatching up a deal with her 你是不是在和她密谋什么交易？ 2) 孵出；孵化；
出壳 【例】Ten chicks hatched (out) this morning. 今早有十只小鸡出壳了。
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1940年，汪精卫在南京成立日伪政府后，策划货币阴谋，大量伪造革命根据地货币，企图
破坏中国共产党的金融体系。
To face the challenge, the anti-Japanese revolutionary base areas had to
frequently change the design and colors of their currencies. That also explains
why such a varied array of currency was issued during those years.
重 点 单 词 array [ 're ] n. 大堆；大群；大量 【短语】an array of sth 许
多…… 【例】a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes 一大批形状大
小不一的瓶子
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为应对敌人的挑战，抗日革命根据地不得不频繁改变货币的样式和颜色。这也解释了为什
么那些年发行的货币种类如此之多。
After the triumph of the People's Liberation Army, the People's Bank of China
was finally founded in 1948, when the first series of renminbi was issued. This
series includes 62 bank notes in 12 denominations. The biggest denomination
was 50,000 yuan.
重 点 单 词 denomination [d n m ne n] n. （尤指钱的）面额，面值 【例】
coins and banknotes of various denominations 各种面额的硬币和纸币。
拓展延伸：denominate /d n m ne t/ v. 1) 以（某种货币）为单位 2) 将……命名为；称……
为 词根：denominate = de (表强调) + nomin (名字，= name) + ate (动词后缀) → 给予名字
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在中国人民解放军取得胜利后，中国人民银行终于在1948年成立，并发行了第一套人民币。
第一套人民币共包括12种面额、62种版别，其中最大面额是5万元。
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A whole series of this original edition of the renminbi is also on display at the
exhibition, on loan from the People's Bank of China. Such an opportunity to
juxtapose all 62 bank notes for one exhibition is rare.
重 点 单 词 juxtapose [ d kst p z] v. （尤指为对比或表明其关系而）
把……并置，把……并列 【例】In the exhibition, abstract paintings are
juxtaposed with shocking photographs. 展览会上抽象画与令人震惊的照片并
列展出。
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从中国人民银行借出的第一套人民币全套票样也在展览中展出。能有机会将所有62种版别
放在一起展览是十分难得的。
Key landmarks such as the Summer Palace and the Great Wall, as well as
important infrastructure and scenes of industrial and agricultural production
became the main themes appearing on bank notes. Renminbi, including various
commemorative coins and bank notes, has become a way to mark the historic
moments of the People's Republic of China.
重 点 词 组 scenes of industrial and agricultural production 工农业生产场
景
重 点 单 词 commemorative [ k mem re t v] adj. 纪念的 【例】
commemorative stamps 纪念邮票
拓展延伸：commemorate v. （用……）纪念；作为……的纪念
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颐和园、长城等重要地标，以及重要的基础设施和工农业生产场景，成为了出现在纸币上
的主旋律。人民币，包括各种纪念币和纪念钞，已成为纪念中华人民共和国重大历史性时
刻的一种方式。
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