英语翻译There is a story of a country where the rate of inflatio

英语翻译
There is a story of a country where the rate of inflation is so high that smart people pay for a taxi ride before the trip instead of after.They save money that way.That story may ormay not be true.But inflation was almost that severe in Germany from July,1920 until December,1923.Prices went up so fast that by the end of 1923 they were 500 million percenthigher——a rise of almost 2500% a month.
There was so much paper money,and it had so little value that people carried bags full of cash around to pay for things.Often the bags were worth more than the money insidethem.One woman tells the story of standing outside a butcher shop with a basket full of500,000 mark notes.She wanted to buy just one piece of meat,and she hoped she had enough money.But when she wasn't looking,a thief robbed her.He didn't take her money,though he dumped it out and st
le the basket instead.
At first workers demanded to be paid every day.But as the situation became worse,they had to be paid twice every day.But they had to run out and spent the money rightaway,or it would lose its value.People bought anything that was in the shops,but food wasalmost impossible to find.Farm workers refused to take cash.They wanted to be paid in potatoes instead.

有这样一个故事：在一个国家,通货膨胀是如此的高,以至于聪明的人在一上出租车的时候就把钱给了,而不是等着下车的时候再付.这样他们就能少给点钱.这个故事或许是真的,或许不是.但是,从1920年6月到192312月,德国的通胀几乎和故事中的一样严重.商品价格飞涨,到了1923年底,价格增加了500,000,000%——几乎每个月上升2,500%.
纸币的数量是如此之多,以至于几乎一文不值.人们买东西的时候带的钱都要拎着满满几袋子.有时候这些袋子比装在里面的钱还要贵.一位女士讲了这样一个故事：她站在一个肉铺前,带着一个篮子,里面装了500,000马克的纸币.她只想买一片肉,仍担心这些钱够不够.但是当她不注意的时候,一个小偷抢了她.小偷没有拿走钱,他将钱全部到了出来,.拿走了篮子.
最开始工人们要求每天工作完了就工资.然而随着情况越来越严重,他们要求必须每天发两次工资.而且他们必须立马冲出去把这些钱花光,不然钱就贬值了.人们将商店里全部能买的东西都买光了,但是食物几乎买不到.农民拒绝收现金,而是想要土豆来交换.
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