A cashless society 无现金社会
<p>随身英语<span word="A">A</span> <span word="cashless">cashless</span> <span word="society">society</span> 无现金社会 </p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span>用现金支付咖啡或买报纸的时代是否已经一去不复返了？如今电子支付已经非常普及，我们可以通过手机，无接触银行卡，甚至手指尖付款。《随身英语》与大家讨论电子支付方式的优势和劣势。</p><p>课文内容 词汇: <span word="money">money</span> 钱</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="fumbling">fumbling</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> - <span word="banknotes">banknotes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cashless">cashless</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="debit">debit</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="transactions">transactions</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="wads">wads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="currency">currency</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="contactless">contactless</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="tap">tap</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="go">go</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="bankcards">bankcards</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="built">built</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="antenna">antenna</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="reader">reader</span> <span word="sends">sends</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="frequency">frequency</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reader">reader</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="antenna">antenna</span> <span word="picks">picks</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="payment">payment</span>. </p><p><span word="Paying">Paying</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="on">on</span> '<span word="plastic">plastic</span>' - <span word="an">an</span> <span word="informal">informal</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span> - <span word="can">can</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span>. <span word="Criminals">Criminals</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="contactless">contactless</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="capped">capped</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="is">is</span> £30. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="spree">spree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="card">card</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> - <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="banknotes">banknotes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="PIN">PIN</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="tills">tills</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>. </p>
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