Britain is set to honour its revered wartime leader Winston Churchill with a banknote featuring his portrait and famous declaration "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat".
英國準備以印有肖像及名言「我什麼都沒有，只有鮮血、勞力、淚水與汗水」的鈔票，向備受國民敬重的戰時領導人邱吉爾致敬。
The governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, travelled to Churchill’s former home Chartwell in Kent, southern England to announce plans for Churchill’s image to appear on a new five-pound （$8） note to be issued in 2016.
英格蘭銀行總裁金恩前往邱吉爾位於南英格蘭肯特郡的故居，宣布印上邱吉爾肖像的5英鎊新鈔將於2016年發行。
"Sir Winston Churchill was a truly great British leader, orator and writer. Above that, he remains a hero of the entire free world," outgoing central bank governor King told members of the Churchill family.
即將卸任的金恩告訴邱吉爾家族成員，「邱吉爾爵士的確是英國偉大的領導人、演說家與作家，除此之外，他還是整個自由世界公認的英雄」。
Churchill, no stranger to the British currency after his face was emblazoned on a five shilling piece in the 1960s, joins the ranks of Isaac Newton, William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens who have all adorned banknotes in the past.（Reuters）
邱吉爾並非英國通貨的新面孔，1960年代他的肖像曾刻在5先令硬幣上，現在他也加入（肖像）過去被放上紙鈔的牛頓、莎士比亞與狄更斯行列。（路透）
新聞辭典
revered：形容詞，尊敬的，來自動詞revere。例句：Nelson Mandela is revered for his brave fight against apartheid.（尼爾森曼德拉因為勇於對抗種族隔離而備受敬重。）
banknote：名詞，紙鈔。例句：Hidden in the suitcase were wads of banknotes.（這只行李箱裡放了大量紙鈔。）
join the ranks of：片語，加入…的行列。例句：Mary has joined the ranks of the unemployed.（瑪莉加入失業行列。）
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