阅读理解 HALF off all Germans want to axe the euro and bring back their mark, according to a vote. Although the government has been telling the public a year that the grouped European currency(货币)is good for them, 49 per cent of Germans still wish they had the powerful mark in their pockets. This is one of the highest rates of Germans wanting its return since votes in the 1990s showed close to 70% of them wanted to keep the mark, the currency of their “economic miracle”. The recent difficulties in Greece and Ireland have contributed to further disappointment. In the survey for the daily Bild newspaper, only 41 per cent of people were satisfied with the euro.Most of the rest said they did not know what to think. The survey found that the majority of Germans are worried about the stability of the currency and the possibility of inflation(通货膨胀). Three-quarters of the people questioned by YouGoy said they personally had not benefited from the adoption of the euro. And if Germany was not part of the eurozone, only 30 per cent of those asked would today vote to adopt the euro and 60 per cent would vote against it. Although there are the concerns, the majority believe the euro is here to stay. Asked whether the euro would still be country’s currency in 20 years, 55 per cent of the people replied yes.Germany adopted the euro in 1999 along with 10 other countries. Read more:http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/219745/ |