|
The crumpled fivers and tenners that change hands in corner shops and pubs across Britain are set to be consigned to history after the Bank of England announced the introduction of wipe-clean plastic notes. 英国央行(BoE)宣布，将发行易擦洗的塑料钞票。这意味着不久后，在英国街角商店和酒吧易手的皱巴巴的5英镑和10英镑纸钞将成为历史。 The first plastic tender will be the new £5 note, which will feature an image of wartime prime minister Winston Churchill and enter circulation in 2016. This will be followed shortly after by a £10 note featuring Jane Austen, the 19th-century novelist. 第一批塑料钞票将是5英镑钞票，上面将印着战时首相温斯顿•邱吉尔(Winston Churchill)的肖像，2016年开始流通。随后，印有19世纪小说家简•奥斯汀(Jane Austen)肖像的10英镑钞票也将进入流通。 Mark Carney, BoE governor, said the notes would “combine the best of progress and tradition”, adding that the switch was a “natural evolution”. 英国央行行长马克•卡尼(Mark Carney)说，塑料钞票将是“进步与传统的最好结合”，并表示这种转变是“自然演化的结果”。 | 
