Paper Money isn’t Go Away

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

你知道吗？几个月后，你钱包里的纸币会有新朋友哦。

China has upgraded （升级） the fifth edition （版本） of the renminbi （RMB） and will issue （发行） it starting from August 30. The new money will have brighter colors and new security features （防伪特征）. Making fake （伪造的） money will become even harder.

中国已对人民币第五版进行了升级，并将于8月30日开始发行。新的货币将有更明亮的颜色和新的防伪特征。伪造钱将变得更加困难。

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，中国是第一个使用纸币的国家。最早的纸币是在北宋时期（960年—1279年）出现，使用的纸币叫“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.

一千年来，纸币一直在我们的生活中扮演着重要的角色。但是最近几年情况发生了变化。在如今的中国，纸币越来越不受欢迎，因为越来越多的人更喜欢用微信钱包和支付宝来付费。

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

这是否意味着纸币总有一天会消失呢？也许吧，但目前纸币还不会消失。

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

这其中的原因有几个。首先，并不是每个国家都是无现金支付的。纸币在大多数国家仍然被广泛使用。其次会有黑客攻击的危险。如果你经常使用网上支付，有人可能会黑进你的手机拿走你的钱。

So， you may still want to keep some paper money on hand-just in case （以防万一）.

所以，你仍然会想手头留一些纸币，以防万一。

Sweden is leading the way

On the road toward a cashless future， one country is farther ahead （领先的） 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.

在通往无现金未来的道路上，有一个国家领先超过了其他国家，它就是瑞典。瑞典计划到2023年3月成为世界上第一个无现金国家。到那时，人们将不再使用现金，大多数时候人们会用银行卡买东西。事实上，瑞典的许多银行里已经没有现金了。

Fun money facts

·      Money is very dirty. It is even dirtier than a toilet. Wash your hands after touching your cash.钱很脏，它甚至比厕所还脏，所以在触摸现金后要洗手。

·      In the US， paper money isnt actually paper. Its 75 percent cotton （棉） and 25 percent linen （亚麻）.在美国，纸币实际上不是纸，它是75%的棉花和25%亚麻。

·      If your paper notes are too worn out， ATMs and vending machines （自动售货机） might not take them. You can straighten （使变直） them by microwaving （微波加热） them for about 20 seconds.如果你的纸币太旧，自动取款机和自动售货机可能不会接收。你可以用微波炉加热纸币20秒钟，让它们变直后再使用即可。

·      The ink used to make money in most countries is very high tech. It is trackable （可追踪的） and can even change color.大多数国家用来印刷纸币的墨水是非常高科技的。它是可跟踪的，甚至可以改变颜色。

Learn the terms

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

在美国，数目不同的钱有不同名字。

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