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OnJanuaryfirst,manypeopleinEuropewillstopusingthemoneytheyhaveknownforalifetime.Morethanthree-hundredmillionEuropeanswillstartusingthenewsingleEuropeanmoney,theeuro.ItwillbecomethelegalformofmoneyintwelveEuropeanUnioncountries.
FifteennationsbelongtotheE-U.Twelvecountrieswilluseneweuropapermoneyandcoinsstartingnextmonth.TheyareAustria,Belgium,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,theNetherlands,PortugalandSpain.ThreeE-Umembersdecidednottojointhesinglemoneysystematthistime.TheyareBritain,DenmarkandSweden.
E-UleadersagreedontheuseofthesinglemoneyintheMaastrichtTreatyofNineteen-Ninety-One.Theycreatedtheeurosothatbusinessdealsamongtheirnationswouldbeeasierandlesscostly.Theeuroisnotexpectedtochangegreatlyinvalue.Thiswillkeepinterestrateslow.
EuropeanleadersalsobelievetheeurowilluniteEuropepoliticallybyforcingthenationstocooperate.Forexample,countrieswillhaveareasontohelpanothercountryifitbecomesweakeconomically.Ifnohelpisoffered,thevalueoftheirsharedmoneycouldbecomeweak.
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TheEuropeanCentralBankwasestablishedinNineteen-Ninety-Eight.TwomajorgoalsoftheCentralBankaretokeeptheeurostrongandtocontrolinflation.TheBankisresponsibleforsupervisingthedevelopmentandpublicacceptanceoftheeuro.
Threeyearsago,elevenE-Unationsstartedusingtheeuroforstockmarkettrading,bankingandbusinessdeals.However,mostEuropeanscontinuedtousetheirnationalmoney.Sincethen,moneyproductioncentershavebeenbusyproducingeuropapermoneyandcoins.Therewillbesevendifferenteurobanknotesandeightcoins.
Somepostoffices,banks,andstoresarenowofferingeurocoincollectionstothepublic.ThesecoincollectionsaredesignedtoshowEuropeanswhatthenewmoneywilllooklike.
Boththeeuroandoldnationalmoneywillbeacceptedinmostcountriesforuptotwomonths.EuropeanofficialsexpectthatmostbusinessactivitywillbecompletedineurosbythemiddleofJanuary.TheoldmoneywillstopbeingacceptedattheendofFebruary.
Europeanshavetalkedaboutpoliticalandeconomicunityforfiftyyears.Untilnow,mostoftheimportantdevelopmentshavebeentechnical.
SomeobserverssaythelaunchoftheeurowillmakearealdifferenceinthelivesofEuropeans.TheysayEuropeansnowwillstarttoidentifymorewiththeE-Uinwaystheydidnotinthepast.Theysaytheeurowillbeareal,physicalsignofEuropeanunion.
ThisVOASpecialEnglishprogram,INTHENEWS,waswrittenbyGeorgeGrow.ThisisSteveEmber.
20011224[原文]
Now,aSpecialEnglishprogramforChristmas.MauriceJoycetellsabout"
WhiteChristmas."
Christmasisalmosthere.Holidaymusicfillstheair.Colorfullightsshinebrightlyinwindows.Storesarecrowdedwithpeoplebuyinglast-minutegifts.AlltheseareChristmastraditions.
Anothertraditionissnow.Christmasinthenorthernpartoftheworldcomesafewdaysafterthestartofwinter.So,inmanyplaces,ablanketofcleanwhitesnowcoversthegroundonChristmasDay.Thisiswhatismeantbya"
WhiteChristmas."
Ofcourse,manyplacesdonotgetsnowinDecember.Infact,theymaybeverywarmatthattimeofyear.Peoplewholikesnow--butlivewhereitiswarm--dreamofhavingawhiteChristmas.
AmericansongwriterIrvingBerlincapturedthesefeelingsinhissong"
"
WhiteChristmas"
isoneofthemostpopularChristmassongsofalltime.Hundredsofsingersandmusicianshaverecordedit.PerhapsthemostfamousversionwassungbyBingCrosby.
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SongwriterIrvingBerlinwasJewish.HedidnotcelebrateChristmasasareligiousholiday.ButinhisChristmassong,hesharesamessageofpeaceandhappinesswhichallpeoplecanenjoy.
So,fromallofuswhoworkinSpecialEnglish--toallofyou--wewishthehappiestandmostjoyfulholiday.ThisisMauriceJoyce.
20011225[原文]
Now,aVOASPECIALENGLISHprogramfortheChristmasholiday.SomeChristmastraditionsinvolvetreesorplants.Oneofthemostpopularistheevergreentree.ShirleyGriffithtellsushowtheevergreendevelopedintothemodernChristmasTree.
ManyAmericansbuyanevergreentreeforChristmas.Theyputthetreeintheirhomeandhangsmalllightsandcolorfulobjectsonit.Theevergreenisusuallyapineorafirtree.Itremainsgreenduringthecold,darkmonthsofwinterinthenorthernpartoftheworld.So,itisasignofeverlastinglife.
Theuseofevergreensduringwinterholidaycelebrationsstartedinancienttimes.EarlyRomans,forexample,probablyincludedevergreenswithotherplantsduringacelebrationinhonor
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