古巴将废除双货币系统_财经新闻

古巴将废除双货币系统

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Cuba is to scrap¹ its two-currency system in the latest financial reform rolled out by President Raul Castro, official media report.

古巴总统劳尔·卡斯特罗的最新金融改革规定，古巴将废除双货币系统。

Since 1994 Cuba has had two currencies, one pegged² to the US dollar and the other worth only a fraction of that.

The more valuable convertible³ peso (CUC) was reserved for use in the tourism sector⁴ and foreign trade.

Now its value will be gradually unified⁵ with the lower-value CUP, ending a system resented by ordinary Cubans.

No fixed⁶ timetable

The Cuban economy is almost entirely⁷ state-run and the tourism sector has boomed since the collapse⁸ of the Soviet⁹ Union plunged¹⁰ Cuba into economic isolation¹¹ and hardship.

The two-currency system was supposed to protect Cuba's fragile economy but angered locals paid in the much lower-value CUP and denied access to goods only available for those with convertible pesos.

The policy exacerbated¹² the creation of a two-tier class system in Cuba which divided privileged Cubans with access to the lucrative¹³ tourist and foreign-trade sectors¹⁴ from those working in the local economy - all-too-visibly contradicting Cuba's supposedly egalitarian society.

The council of ministers has approved a timetable for implementing¹⁵ "measures that will lead to monetary¹⁶ and exchange unification", the official Communist Party newspaper Granma said.

Unification is "imperative¹⁷ to guarantee the re-establishment of the Cuban peso's value and its role as money, that is as a unit of accounting¹⁸, means of payment and savings¹⁹", it said.

It gave no details of how quickly the change would be implemented²⁰, though Reuters news agency quoted Cuban economists²¹ as saying it would take about 18 months.

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1 scrap
n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废
参考例句：
A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。 Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。

2 pegged
v.用夹子或钉子固定( peg的过去式和过去分词 )；使固定在某水平
参考例句：
They pegged their tent down. 他们钉好了账篷。来自《简明英汉词典》 She pegged down the stairs. 她急忙下楼。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 convertible
adj.可改变的，可交换，同意义的；n.有活动摺篷的汽车
参考例句：
The convertible sofa means that the apartment can sleep four.有了这张折叠沙发，公寓里可以睡下4个人。 That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了。

4 sector
n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
参考例句：
The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。 The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

5 unified
(unify 的过去式和过去分词)；统一的；统一标准的；一元化的
参考例句：
The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。 The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。

6 fixed
adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的
参考例句：
Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？ Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

7 entirely
ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地
参考例句：
The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。 His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

8 collapse
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。 The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

9 Soviet
adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃
参考例句：
Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。 Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

10 plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。 She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

11 isolation
n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离
参考例句：
The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。 He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

12 exacerbated
v.使恶化，使加重( exacerbate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs. 这些症状可能会因为某些药物而加重。 The drugs they gave her only exacerbated the pain. 他们给她吃的药只是加重了她的痛楚。来自《简明英汉词典》

13 lucrative
adj.赚钱的，可获利的
参考例句：
He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。 It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

14 sectors
n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形
参考例句：
Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。来自《简明英汉词典》 Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15 implementing
v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效
参考例句：
-- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书 He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。来自辞典例句

16 monetary
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
参考例句：
The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。 Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

17 imperative
n.命令，需要；规则；祈使语气；adj.强制的；紧急的
参考例句：
He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.他老是用命令的口吻讲话。 The events of the past few days make it imperative for her to act.过去这几天发生的事迫使她不得不立即行动。

18 accounting
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
参考例句：
A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。 There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

19 savings
n.存款，储蓄
参考例句：
I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。 By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

20 implemented
v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效
参考例句：
This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。来自辞典例句

21 economists
n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。 Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。来自《简明英汉词典》

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