长久以来，查理曼大帝一直被誉为“欧洲之父”（他甚至还发行过一套欧洲流通货币），然而作为一个象征人物，他其实并不十全十美。
Charlemagne has long been called “the father of Europe” (he even instituted a common currency). Yet he is a flawed symbol.
美国已经有超过一百年没有发行任任何形式的流通货币了。
States haven’t issued currency in any form for more than a hundred years.
并非所有新建立的国家都发行货币，如东帝汶就选择美元作为本国流通货币，当然这对本国许多贫民来说这样的决定显得有些糟糕。
Not all new countries issue their own currency. East Timor opted for the U.S. dollar, a choice that some created hardship for some of its impoverished citizens.
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