恢復薩爾瓦多經濟獨立
In June, El Salvador passed a new law that mandates that every business must accept Bitcoin as a payment, becoming the first nation in the world to declare a cryptocurrency a legal tender.
6月，薩爾瓦多通過了一項新法律，要求商家都必須接受比特幣支付，成為世界上第一個宣布加密貨幣為法定貨幣的國家。
congress(n.)國會mandate(v.)正式批准、授權進行mandatory(adj.)強制的;法定的;有義務的a mandatory drugs test強制藥檢cryptocurrency(n.)加密貨幣crypto-隱藏的;秘密的encrypt(v.)加密decrypt(v.)解密
The news, which immediately sent Bitcoin soaring nearly 12 percent to more than $37,000, was greeted with mixed reactions.
此消息一出，比特幣立刻飆漲近12％，衝破37,000美元，但也引起各界不同的反應。
send O OC 使得…;讓…soar(v.)飆升;飆漲=shoot upbe greeted with~ 受到～的對待、獲得～的反應mixed(adj.)(感覺或觀點)不統一的;褒貶混雜的mixed reactions褒貶不一的反應
Crypto enthusiasts see the new law as paving the way for Bitcoin to become more widely circulated.
熱衷加密貨幣的人認為立法通過是為比特幣的廣泛流通舖路，
enthusiast(n.)熱衷於…的人;愛好者a model-aircraft enthusiast飛機模型愛好者pave the way for sth.為～鋪路circulate(v.)(貨幣、空氣)流通;(血液)循環
Others, however, question why the government has allowed volatile currency that sees wild volatility to become legal tender.
不過也有人質疑為什麼政府允許波動劇烈的比特幣成為法定貨幣。
question(v.)質疑volatile(adj.)不穩定的;易變的;容易波動的volatility(n.)不穩定;多變
In the week following the Salvadoran Congress’ approval, Bitcoin’s value fluctuated between US$38,200 and US$31,428, and it had hit over US$58,000 through May.
在薩爾瓦多通過比特幣可列為法定貨幣後的一週內，比特幣的價值在38,200美元和31,428美元之間波動，先前5月都在58,000美元以上。
approval(n.)批准;通過fluctuate(v.)(尤指持續)波動、起伏不定=go up and down
Leftist trade unions, student associations and other groups gathered in front of El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly in July to protest the country’s adoption of Bitcoin as a currency, which was proposed by President Nayib Bukele as a way to renew the country’s economic independence from the US.
7月時，左翼工會、學生會與其他團體於聚集在薩爾瓦多立法議會前抗議。總統布克勒提案採用比特幣作為貨幣，目的是要恢復薩爾瓦多的經濟獨立，減少對美國的依賴。
leftist(n.)左派人士;左翼分子(adj.)左派的;左翼的rightist(n.)右派人士;右翼分子(adj.)右派的;右翼的(trade) unions公會student associations學生會adoption(n.)採用;採納economic independence經濟獨立dependence(n.)依賴
Before Bitcoin became legal tender, the US dollar was El Salvadore’s only legal currency.
在比特幣成為法定貨幣之前，美元是薩爾瓦多唯一的法定貨幣。
“It is a law that generates legal insecurity and that could be used to defraud users and also facilitate money and asset laundering,” said activist Idalia Zuniga.
社會運動家祖尼加認為，新制缺乏法律方面的保障，可能被用來詐騙用戶，助長洗錢等不法行為。
generate(v.)造成;引起;使存在law insecurity法律上沒有保障a sense of insecurity不安全感defraud(v.)欺詐;詐騙facilitate(v.)促進;促使;使便利launder(v.)洗、洗滌、洗(贓款)money laundering洗錢
Another demonstrator voiced her concerns about Bitcoin’s price volatility. “For those earning a minimum wage, in one moment you may have $300 in Bitcoin and the next day those $300 can turn into $50,” she said.
另一位抗議者則擔心，對那些賺取最低薪資的人來說，前一天還擁有價值300美元的比特幣，隔天這筆錢可能僅剩50美元。
voice(v.)表達=express=aira minimum wage最低薪資
The International Monetary Fund has said that the Bitcoin enactment “raises a number of macroeconomic, financial and legal issues.”
國際貨幣基金組織（IMF）曾指出，採用比特幣作為貨幣會「引發許多總體經濟、金融和法律問題」。
enactment(n.)實施;實行macroeconomic(adj.)總體經濟的macroeconomics(n.)總體經濟學microeconomics(n.)個體經濟學microeconomic(adj.)個體經濟學的
The Washington-based lender has warned that widespread use of cryptocurrencies would threaten “macroeconomic stability,” and potentially harm financial integrity, through crypto’s links with illicit activity.
這家總部位於華盛頓的借貸機構警告，加密貨幣與非法活動有關，廣泛使用加密貨幣將威脅「總體經濟穩定」，並可能損害金融穩定。
integrity(n.)正直;誠實、完整;完好financial integrity金融體系的健全、穩定illicit(adj.)非法的=illegallicit(adj.)合法的;准許的licit drugs合法藥物illicit drugs非法藥物