【第八期】是钱?还是纸? (公布答案) | Monica老师的听写频道

本篇文章是有关美元的,属于科普知识。美式英语发音,慢速英语。虽然是慢速,但是语速会比之前的语料稍快一些哦!可以作为口译入门或基础英语听力口语听写的素材。大家快来挑战自己吧!

答案和解析来了哦!

If you tried to pay for something with a piece of paper, you might run into some trouble.
如果你想用一张纸来买东西的话,你大概会遇到些麻烦。

Unless, of course, the piece of paper was a hundred dollar bill.
当然,除非这张纸是百元美钞。

But what is it that makes that bill so much more interesting and valuable than other pieces of paper?
可是,是什么让这张钞票比一张纸更有趣也更有价值呢?

After all, there’s not much you can do with it.
毕竟,你自己也做不了什么。

You can’t eat it. You can’t build things with it.
你不能吃它。你不能用它来建点什么。

And burning it is actually illegal. So what’s the big deal?
烧掉它还是违法的呢。那这究竟有什么用?

Of course, you probably know the answer.
当然,你可能知道这个问题的答案。

A hundred dollar bill is printed by the government and designated as official currency,
一张百元美钞是由政府印制的,并指定为官方货币,

while other pieces of paper are not.
但其他的纸可不是这样的。

But that’s just what makes them legal.
但这只是让美元合法的途径。

What makes a hundred dollar bill valuable, on the other hand, is how many or few of them are around.
另一方面,让一张百元美钞有价值,取决于有多少人用它。

下面来看看解析吧!

1.run into,动词词组,表示“遇到(困难或不利局势)”,比如:He ran into criticism after remarks he made in a television interview.(他因为在一个电视访谈节目里说的话受到了批评。)

2.valuable,形容词,表示“有价值的、重要的、有用的”,比如:valuable information(重要的信息)。

延伸词汇:
invaluable,形容词,表示“无价的、非常宝贵的、极其贵重的”,比如:I was able to gain invaluable experience over that year. (在那一年里我获得了十分宝贵的经验。)

priceless,形容词,表示“无价的、极其贵重的”,比如:They are priceless, unique and irreplaceable. (它们是无价的、独一无二的,不可替代的。)

worthless,形容词,表示“一文不值的”,比如:Training is worthless unless there is proof that it works. (训练并无价值,除非证明其有效。)

希望大家注意区分。

3.illegal,形容词,表示“非法的”,比如:It is illegal to intercept radio messages.(窃听无线电信息是违法的。)

其余常见的否定前缀:un/ in/ dis

4.big deal,名词词组,表示“至关重要的事情”,比如:I felt the pressure on me, winning was such a big deal for the whole family. (我感到了身上的压力,取胜对全家人是这么至关重要的事。)

5.around,形容词,表示“存在着的、流通着的”,比如:Diesels have been around since the 1890s.(内燃机19世纪90年代起就有了。)

priceless,形容词,表示“无价的、极其贵重的”,比如:They are priceless, unique and irreplaceable. (它们是无价的、独一无二的,不可替代的。)

worthless,形容词,表示“一文不值的”,比如:Training is worthless unless there is proof that it works. (训练并无价值,除非证明其有效。)

希望大家注意区分。

3.illegal,形容词,表示“非法的”,比如:It is illegal to intercept radio messages.(窃听无线电信息是违法的。)

其余常见的否定前缀:un/ in/ dis

4.big deal,名词词组,表示“至关重要的事情”,比如:I felt the pressure on me, winning was such a big deal for the whole family. (我感到了身上的压力,取胜对全家人是这么至关重要的事。)

5.around,形容词,表示“存在着的、流通着的”,比如:Diesels have been around since the 1890s.(内燃机19世纪90年代起就有了。)

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