简•奥斯汀将登上新版10英镑纸币
<p>英国央行7月24日宣布，新版10英镑钞票将使用英国19世纪小说家简•奥斯汀的头像取代目前使用的达尔文头像，来缓和女权主义者们关于英国央行低估女性作用的批评。这套纸币预计在2017年开始流通，肖像将以简•奥斯汀姐姐的手绘素描为蓝本，并配上出自《傲慢与偏见》 的一句名言“我觉得什么娱乐也抵不上读书的乐趣。”</p><p>今年4月英国央行宣布把5英镑背面的女社会改革家伊丽莎白•弗莱替换成前首相丘吉尔，引发了强烈抗议，因为前者是现版英镑纸币中出现的唯一一位女性。英国和其他国家一样，每隔一段时期更换纸币设计来杜绝假币。从1960年开始纸币正面印的都是伊丽莎白女王的头像，而背面的人物头像是不同时代的英国名人，几乎都是清一色的男性，在伊丽莎白•弗莱之前，女性历史人物只有现代护理学创始人弗洛伦斯•南丁格尔在上世纪70年代中期登上过10英镑纸币。</p><p><span word="British">British</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="novelist">novelist</span> <span word="Jane">Jane</span> <span word="Austen">Austen</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> 10 <span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="note">note</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="defusing">defusing</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="under">under</span>-<span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="currency">currency</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="classics">classics</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="Pride">Pride</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prejudice">Prejudice</span>", "<span word="Sense">Sense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sensibility">Sensibility</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="Emma">Emma</span>" <span word="will">will</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="naturalist">naturalist</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="banknote">banknote</span>.</p><p><span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outcry">outcry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Winston">Winston</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="reformer">reformer</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="Fry">Fry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="note">note</span>, <span word="depriving">depriving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="currency">currency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>.</p>
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