The changing nature of money 不断更新演变的货币
<p>随身英语 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> 不断更新演变的货币 </p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span> 有人说金钱能推动世界运转。作为交易中不可缺少的一环，“钱”这一概念将会怎样改变？从以物易物式的古老经济制度到如今使用现金、信用卡、甚至是网络虚拟货币等支付手段，人们对金钱的定义和理解在不断地更新。本集《随身英语》展望并探讨货币本质的演变过程和前景。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="Money">Money</span> 词汇: 货币 <span word="How">How</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>? <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tangible">tangible</span> <span word="reliability">reliability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>? <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="suits">suits</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="better">better</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="convenience">convenience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span>?</p><p><span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="outdated">outdated</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span>: <span word="our">our</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fingerprints">fingerprints</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="already">already</span>. <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trialling">trialling</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="checkouts">checkouts</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deducts">deducts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>.</p><p><span word="French">French</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="Monoprix">Monoprix</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="path">path</span>: <span word="you">you</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="groceries">groceries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="cashier">cashier</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cashier">cashier</span> <span word="tallies">tallies</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="account">account</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="organises">organises</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p><span word="Amir">Amir</span> <span word="Sajed">Sajed</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Barclaycard">Barclaycard</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="spell">spell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="wearable">wearable</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rings">rings</span>, <span word="bracelets">bracelets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keychains">keychains</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="seamlessly">seamlessly</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="web">web</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="app">app</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="store">store</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p>
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