成人高考英语阅读翻译复习资料

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　　In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched：food，tools，and precious metals and stones. Then the barter system was replaced by coins， which still had realvalue since they were pieces of rare metal. Coins were followed by fiat money，paper notes thathave value only because everyone agrees to accept them.

　　Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money into even less tangible forms，reducing it to a series of "bits and bytes"，or units of computerized information，going between machines at the speed of light. Already，electronic fund transfer allows money to be instantly sent and received by different banks， companies，and countries through computers and telecommunications devices.

　　翻译：

　　在远古的时代中，财富在事物中即被测量又有交换的可能如被接触的有： 食物，工具和宝贵的金属和石头。然后物与物的交换系统被硬币代替了， 仍然有真正的价值因为他们是稀罕的金属块。 硬币被命令钱跟随了， 只有价值的笔记因为每个人同意接受他们。

　　今天电子的货币系统正在逐渐地被介绍以将会把钱转变成较甚至比较少的有形资产表格， 减少它到一系列的 "一点点和位元组"， 或单位的用计算机处理的数据，以光速在机器之间去。 已经，电子的基金移