Paper Money isn’t Go Away

Do you know？ In a few months， the paper money in your wallet will have some new friends.

你知道嗎？幾個月后，你錢包里的紙幣會有新朋友哦。

China has upgraded （升級） the fifth edition （版本） of the renminbi （RMB） and will issue （發行） it starting from August 30. The new money will have brighter colors and new security features （防偽特征）. Making fake （偽造的） money will become even harder.

中國已對人民幣第五版進行了升級，并將于8月30日開始發行。新的貨幣將有更明亮的顏色和新的防偽特征。偽造錢將變得更加困難。

In fact， China was the first country to use paper money. The earliest paper money was the jiaozi， which was used during the Northern Song Dynasty （960-1279）.

事實上，中國是第一個使用紙幣的國家。最早的紙幣是在北宋時期（960年—1279年）出現，使用的紙幣叫“交子”。

For about 1，000 years， paper money has played a big part in our lives. But things have changed in recent years. In China， paper money is getting less popular. More people are paying for things with the WeChat Wallet and Alipay mobile apps.

一千年來，紙幣一直在我們的生活中扮演著重要的角色。但是最近幾年情況發生了變化。在如今的中國，紙幣越來越不受歡迎，因為越來越多的人更喜歡用微信錢包和支付寶來付費。

Does this mean paper money will go away one day？ Maybe. But not for now.

這是否意味著紙幣總有一天會消失呢？也許吧，但目前紙幣還不會消失。

There are a few reasons for this. First of all， not every country is going cashless （無現金的）. Paper money is still widely used in most countries. There is also the danger of hacking （黑客攻擊）. If you pay for everything online， someone could hack into your phone and take your money.

這其中的原因有幾個。首先，并不是每個國家都是無現金支付的。紙幣在大多數國家仍然被廣泛使用。其次會有黑客攻擊的危險。如果你經常使用網上支付，有人可能會黑進你的手機拿走你的錢。

So， you may still want to keep some paper money on hand-just in case （以防萬一）.

所以，你仍然會想手頭留一些紙幣，以防萬一。

Sweden is leading the way

On the road toward a cashless future， one country is farther ahead （領先的） than others-Sweden. Sweden plans to become the worlds first cashless country by March 2023. By then， people will no longer use cash. People will mostly use bankcards to pay for things. In fact， many banks in Sweden no longer have cash on hand already.

在通往無現金未來的道路上，有一個國家領先超過了其他國家，它就是瑞典。瑞典計劃到2023年3月成為世界上第一個無現金國家。到那時，人們將不再使用現金，大多數時候人們會用銀行卡買東西。事實上，瑞典的許多銀行里已經沒有現金了。

Fun money facts

·? ? ? Money is very dirty. It is even dirtier than a toilet. Wash your hands after touching your cash.錢很臟，它甚至比廁所還臟，所以在觸摸現金后要洗手。

·? ? ? In the US， paper money isnt actually paper. Its 75 percent cotton （棉） and 25 percent linen （亞麻）.在美國，紙幣實際上不是紙，它是75%的棉花和25%亞麻。

·? ? ? If your paper notes are too worn out， ATMs and vending machines （自動售貨機） might not take them. You can straighten （使變直） them by microwaving （微波加熱） them for about 20 seconds.如果你的紙幣太舊，自動取款機和自動售貨機可能不會接收。你可以用微波爐加熱紙幣20秒鐘，讓它們變直后再使用即可。

·? ? ? The ink used to make money in most countries is very high tech. It is trackable （可追蹤的） and can even change color.大多數國家用來印刷紙幣的墨水是非常高科技的。它是可跟蹤的，甚至可以改變顏色。

Learn the terms

In the United States， there are names for different amount of money.

在美國，數目不同的錢有不同名字。

Buck： one dollar

Yard： one hundred dollars

Grand： one thousand dollars

A rock： one million dollars

A nickel： a five-cent coin

A dime： a 10-cent coin