When we think of money, we think of coins and paper bills. That is what money is today. But in the past people used many things in place of money. Some countries used cows. Other countries used salt, tobacco, tea or stones. Today there are still some places in the world that do not use paper money. One place is the island of Yap in the Pacific Ocean.
當(dāng)我們想到錢時(shí),我們想到的硬幣和紙幣.這就是今天的金錢.但在過(guò)去人們用很多物品代替錢.一些國(guó)家使用牛.其他國(guó)家使用的鹽,煙草,茶或石頭.今天在世界上仍然有一些地方不使用紙幣.有一個(gè)地方是太平洋上的雅浦島的一個(gè)地方.
On the island of Yap, people use the heaviest money in the world —Yap stones. These are round, white stones with a hole in the middle. The Yap stones do not originate from the land. The Yap men have to go to the islands four hundred miles away to fetch them.Big stones can be twelve feet high —as big as two tall men. Small stones are as big as a dinner plate.
在雅浦島上,人們使用在世界上最重的錢-雅浦石.這些是圓形,白色的石頭,中間有個(gè)洞.雅浦石不源于土地.雅浦人必須前往四百英里遠(yuǎn)的地方去獲取它們.大石頭有十二英尺高相當(dāng)于高高的男人的兩倍.小石子也大如餐盤(pán).
Rich people do not carry the Yap Stones. Servants follow the rich. Each servant carries a stone on a pole over his shoulder. Today the people on the island use paper money for everyday shopping. But for other things they still prefer Yap stones.
有錢的人不把雅浦石帶在身上.仆人們跟著有錢人把石頭上扛在他的肩上.如今這個(gè)島上的人們每天都用紙幣購(gòu)物.但在其他方面,他們還是喜歡雅浦石.有沒(méi)有相關(guān)的任務(wù)型閱讀？啊 沒(méi)有好吧，沒(méi)事，謝了