金融英语基础辅导：FunnyMoney假钞 |
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| The U.S. Secret Service estimates that some $1 billion of counterfeit1 U.S. dollars are printed every year. Ninety percent of that amount is confiscated2 by authorities before distribu- tion, but that still leaves $ 100 million floating around the world at any one time. People worry about getting stuck with funny money, and some buy devices that can help them determine whether a bill is counterfeit. The most common type of detector3 uses ultraviolet light to spot a bill that has been bleached4 and then reprinted ----a recent counterfeiting5 technique. |
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美国联邦经济情报局估计，每年有十亿美元的假钞印刷出来。其中有百分之九十的假钞在进入流通之前就被有关当局没收，但还是有一亿美元会偶尔流到世面上。人们为收到假钞而发愁，有些人购买了能够帮他们鉴别假钞的仪器。最常用的探测器用紫外线识别经漂白后又重印的纸币----一种最近发明的防伪技术。 |
| Now comes a new device for discovering bogus bucks6 that is more convenient than competing products , and as effective. It is called the Vistatector. Every major currency in the world, except French francs and West German marks printed before 1973, has magnetic particles embedded7 on the face of the bill. The particles (which enable counting machines to process stacks of money) are present in the printing ink and lie on certain predetermined spots on individual bills. The Vistatector is a penlike device that uses electronic circuit to detect whether the magnetic particles are present on a bill -- and if so, if they are located where they should be. |
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现在出现了一种新的探测假币的装置，这种装置比与之竞争的其他产品更为方便，且同样有效。它就是展测仪。世界上的各种主要货币，除了法郎和1973年之前印刷的西德马克外，在纸币的表面嵌有磁粉。这些粒子（粉末）（能使计数机对大量的钱进行分理）存在于油墨中，并在各张纸币的预定点显现。展测仪是一种钢笔形状的仪器，用电子线路查出纸币上是否存在磁粉——如果纸币上是有磁粉的，那么还要看它们是否在准确的部位。 |
| Users rub the bottom of the “pen” back and forth8 across two different spots on a bill, and indicator9 lights signify whether magnetic particles are embedded in those areas. If the bill is genuine, the product will show the presence of particles in one spot and the absence of them in the other. Unlike ultraviolet detectors10 that require the user to make subjective11 color comparisons to determine the authenticity12 of a bill, the Vistatector requires no human decision making. |
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使用者用“笔”的底部在纸币上的不同点来回擦拭，指示器的光线显示所经部位是否嵌有磁粉。如果纸币是真的，该产品就会显示有的部位有磁粉，有的部位无磁粉。和紫外线探测仪不同的是，紫外线探测仪需要使用者要与主观的颜色进行对比以确定纸币的真伪，而展测仪则无需凭藉人的判断能力 |
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counterfeit
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| vt.伪造，仿造；adj.伪造的，假冒的 |
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- It is a crime to counterfeit money.伪造货币是犯罪行为。
- The painting looked old but was a recent counterfeit.这幅画看上去年代久远，实际是最近的一幅赝品。
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confiscated
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| 没收，充公( confiscate的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。
- The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。
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detector
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| n.发觉者，探测器 |
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- The detector is housed in a streamlined cylindrical container.探测器安装在流线型圆柱形容器内。
- Please walk through the metal detector.请走过金属检测器。
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bleached
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| 漂白的，晒白的，颜色变浅的 |
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- His hair was bleached by the sun . 他的头发被太阳晒得发白。
- The sun has bleached her yellow skirt. 阳光把她的黄裙子晒得褪色了。
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counterfeiting
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| n.伪造v.仿制，造假( counterfeit的现在分词 ) |
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- He was sent to prison for counterfeiting five-dollar bills. 他因伪造5美元的钞票被捕入狱。 来自辞典例句
- National bureau released securities, certificates with security anti-counterfeiting paper technical standards. 国家质量技术监督局发布了证券、证件用安全性防伪纸张技术标准。 来自互联网
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bucks
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| n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃 |
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- They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
- They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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embedded
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| a.扎牢的 |
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- an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg 取出扎入他腿部玻璃的手术
- He has embedded his name in the minds of millions of people. 他的名字铭刻在数百万人民心中。
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forth
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| adv.向前；向外，往外 |
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- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
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indicator
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| n.指标；指示物，指示者；指示器 |
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- Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
- His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。
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detectors
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| 探测器( detector的名词复数 ) |
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- The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. 报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
- This is heady wine for experimenters using these neutrino detectors. 对于使用中微子探测器的实验工作者，这是令人兴奋的美酒。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技
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subjective
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| a.主观(上)的，个人的 |
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- The way they interpreted their past was highly subjective. 他们解释其过去的方式太主观。
- A literary critic should not be too subjective in his approach. 文学评论家的看法不应太主观。
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authenticity
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| n.真实性 |
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- There has been some debate over the authenticity of his will. 对于他的遗嘱的真实性一直有争论。
- The museum is seeking an expert opinion on the authenticity of the painting. 博物馆在请专家鉴定那幅画的真伪。
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