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It looks like we’re going to have to wait awhile to find out which famous female will be on the new $10 bill.
看来我们将不得不等待一段时间才知道谁将出现在新版10美元钞票上。
Back in June, the Treasury Department announced it was going to put a woman on the $10 redesign and asked the public for input on what historical figure to choose.
早在六月,财政部宣布将放一名女性在重新设计的10美元钞票上,并要求公众选择历史人物。

Originally the choice was going to be announced by the end of this year, but that’s now been delayed until sometime in 2016. The reason? It seems there was too much input from the public.
本来这个选择将在今年年底前宣布,但现在被推迟到2016。原因是什么呢?似乎来自公众的意见过多。
A statement put out Friday by a senior Treasury advisor read, "As a result of the tremendous amount of engagement, we have many more ideas than we had originally anticipated."
一份由高级财政部顾问星期五发表的声明表示,“由于公众参与度太大,我们比我们原本预期有更多的想法。”
There are a number of women who've been put forward as contenders to be the new face of the $10 bill, such as Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harriet Tubman and Helen Keller.
有许多女性被提出竞选出现在新版10美元上,例如罗莎·帕克斯,爱莲娜·罗斯福,哈丽特?塔布曼以及海伦·凯勒。
The issue turned out to be pretty controversial. Many people want to see Andrew Jackson removed from the $20 bill, as opposed to founding father Alexander Hamilton on the $10.
这个问题相当有争议。很多人希望看到安德鲁·杰克逊从20美元上移除,相对于国父亚历山大·汉密尔顿出现在10美元上。
The Treasury Department plans to unveil the new design in 2020 — the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment — and circulate it soon after.
财政部计划在2020年揭开新版设计—19次修正案100周年之际—并在不久后流通。
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词汇解析
1、announce
宣布;宣告;公布
He will announce tonight that he is resigning from office.
他将于今晚宣布辞职。
She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter.
她正计划宣布她和彼得订婚一事。
大声宣告,郑重地说(尤指令人不快之事)
Peter announced that he had no intention of wasting his time at any university.
彼得宣称他无意在任何一所大学浪费时间。
'I'm having a bath and going to bed,' she announced, and left the room.
“我要洗个澡然后上床睡觉,”她大声说完便离开了房间。
(机场或火车站工作人员通过扬声器)播报,通知
Station staff announced the arrival of the train over the tannoy.
车站工作人员通过广播告知火车到站了。
They announced his plane was delayed.
广播通知他所乘的航班晚点了。
2、engagement
约会;约定
He had an engagement at a restaurant in Greek Street at eight.
他8点在希腊街的一个餐厅有个约会。
business-related social engagements.
与公事有关的社交约会
婚约
I've broken off my engagement to Arthur.
我已经解除了与阿瑟的婚约。
Announcing our engagement was a relief.
宣布婚约让我们松了一口气。
交战;战斗
The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.
宪法禁止他们在外国采取军事行动。
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