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… ①Monthly of preparations for what has been a far-reaching political project and the largest logistical challenge of its kind, culminated at midnight on New Year’s Eve /when the coins and banknotes of the single currency became legal tender and entered general circulation…. ②Across the eurozone, people rushed to cash machines /amid the fireworks that marked the start of 2002/ to get their fist historic taste of the new banknotes. …
 
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……为了这一旷日持久、具有甚远意义的政治工程，已经进行了数月之久的准备工作。这项准备工作是一次前所未有的巨大挑战，于除夕午夜宣告结束，代表着单一货币的硬币和纸币作为法定货币开始流通。……在欧元大地上，（空中燃起的）烟火标志着2002年的来临，人民奔向取款机，去初次尝试这具有历史意义的欧元新钞。……