金融专业英语课件(Money).ppt

货币和货币制度Chapter1MoneyandMonetarySystem

coinpapermoneyLead-inWhatkindofmoneydoweuse?Moneytodayismadeofmetalandpaper.

Whatwereusedasmoneylongago?shellskincornsheepclothknife

elephanttuskmonkeytailsaltcoinmadeoftingoldsilver

Moneytodayismadeofmetalorpaper.Butdoyouknowwhatwereusedasmoneylongago?Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells.Besidesthis,skin,sheep,corn,clothandkniveswereusedinChina.InthePhilippines,ricewasusedasmoneyforalongtime.Elephanttusks,monkeytails,andsaltwereusedasmoneyinAfrica.Let’sreadTheHistoryofMoney现在，大多数货币是用金属或纸张制作的。但是你知道以前是用什么来充当货币的吗？贝壳是最早的货币之一。此外，在中国古代，兽皮、绵羊、玉米、棉布和刀等都曾被当作货币使用。在菲律宾，稻谷在很长一段时间里都充当货币。象牙、猴尾巴、盐等在非洲部分地区也充当过货币。

ThefirstmetalcoinsweremadeinChina.Theywereroundandhadasquareholeinthecenter.Peoplestrungthemtogetherandcarriedthemfromplacetoplace.ThefirstcoinsinEnglandweremadeoftin.SwedenandRussiausedcopper.Later,countriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver.Butpeopledidn’tthinkgoldandsilverwereconvenientiftheyhadtobuysomethingexpensive.Then,weknowthatpeoplebegantousepapermoney.Let’sread最早的金属货币是由中国铸造的，它们呈圆形，中间有一个方孔。人们将金属铸币用绳子穿起来，随身携带。英国最早的货币是用锡铸造的，瑞典和俄罗斯的货币是用铜铸造的，后来各国开始用金银铸造货币。人们认为要买贵重的商品，使用金银币也不方便。于是，人们就开始使用纸币了。

CountryThingsusedasmoneyinthepastshells,skin,sheep,corn,clothandknivesthePhilippinesAfricacoinsmadeoftinSwedenRussiaChinariceelephanttusks,monkeytails,andsaltEnglandcoppersummaryHistoryofmoney

1.Wherewereshellsusedasmoneyinhistory?A.InChina. B.InthePhilippines.C.InAfrica. D.InRussia.2.WhatwerethefirstcoinsmadeofinEngland?A.Gold.B.Tin.C.Silver. D.Copper.3.Whyweregoldandsilverinconvenientifpeoplehadtobuysomethingexpensive?A.Becausetheywereeasytosteal.B.Becausetheyweredifficultforpeopletoget.C.Be