A Toad Is a Perfect Tenner: Experts Recommend Wild Candidates for New Banknotes蟾蜍是完美的十英镑候选：专家建议将野生动物印上新钞票
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#1
The Bank of England has announced that native British wildlife will appear on the next set of banknotes.
英格兰银行已宣布，英国本土野生动物将出现在下一套纸币上。
#2
Animals will be featured on the five, ten, twenty, and fifty pound notes.
动物将会出现在五英镑、十英镑、二十英镑和五十英镑的钞票上。
#3
This change in currency design means that famous historical figures will no longer appear on the money.
这次货币设计的改变意味着著名的历史人物将不再出现在钱币上。
#4
Some politicians have expressed unhappiness about removing figures like Winston Churchill and Jane Austen.
一些政治人物对移除温斯顿·丘吉尔和珍·奥斯汀等人物表示不满。
#5
However, public consultations have shown that most people actually support the switch to wildlife.
然而，公众咨询显示，大多数人实际上支持改用野生动物（作为图案）。
#6
The Bank regularly changes the images on banknotes because this helps to prevent counterfeiting.
英格兰银行定期更换钞票上的图像，因为这有助于防止伪造。
#7
A panel of experts, which includes wildlife broadcasters and academics, will create a shortlist of animals.
一个由专家组成的委员会（其中包括野生动物播音员和学者）将会制定一份动物候选名单。
#8
The public will then vote on the final selection criteria later this summer.
公众随后将在今年夏天晚些时候就最终选拔标准进行投票。
#9
Early favourites include the hedgehog, the robin, and the barn owl, which are all well-loved British animals.
早期的热门选择包括刺猬、知更鸟和仓鸮，它们都是深受喜爱的英国动物。
#10
Tony Juniper, the chair of Natural England, has suggested featuring species that have been brought back from extinction.
英格兰自然署主席托尼·朱尼珀建议，应将那些已从灭绝中恢复过来的物种印在钞票上。
#11
These include the white-tailed eagle and the large blue butterfly.
这些包括白尾海雕和大蓝蝶。
#12
Meanwhile, the animal charity RSPCA has called for less popular animals to be represented on the new banknotes.
与此同时，动物慈善机构 RSPCA 已呼吁让较不受欢迎的动物出现在新钞票上。
#13
The charity mentioned the feral pigeon, the fox, and the brown rat as possible candidates.
该慈善机构提到了野鸽、狐狸和褐鼠作为可能的候选者。
#14
In Scotland, banknotes issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland already feature wildlife.
在苏格兰，由苏格兰皇家银行发行的钞票已经以野生动物为特色。
#15
These notes show mackerel, otters, red squirrels, and osprey.
这些钞票展示了鲭鱼、水獭、红松鼠和鱼鹰。
#16
The red fox has been nominated by the wildlife presenter Chris Packham for the five pound note.
红狐狸已被野生动物节目主持人克里斯·帕卡姆提名出现在五英镑纸币上。
#17
Packham has described foxes as bold and successful animals that deserve a place on British currency.
帕卡姆将狐狸描述为大胆且成功的动物，值得在英国货币上占有一席之地。