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People use money to buy food,books,bicyles and hubdres of other things they need。When they work,they usually get paid in money。人们使用钱币购买食物,书,自行车以及他们所需的其他东西。他们工作后通常都可以获得酬劳。Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper。But in ancient times people often used all kinds of things as money。One of the first kinds of money was shell。现在大家使用的钱币是由金属或者纸张制作成的,但是在远古时代,人们经常使用各种各样的东西作为钱币。其中最早被视为钱币之一的是贝壳。In China,cloth and knifes were used as money。Elephant tusks,monkey tails and salt were used in some parts of Africa。Rice was also a kind of money used by the ancient people some islands。Cows and other animals were used as money,too。在中国,布料和刀具在过去也被用作是钱币。象牙,猴尾巴和盐在非洲部分地区也被用作钱币。在一些岛屿,大米也曾经被古人当钱币使用。牛和其他动物被当作钱币使用,。