President Obama's administration says it's more concerned with what's in coins than who's on them. The penny in your pocket might look like copper , but copper actually makes up less than 3 percent of a one-cent coin. And the main metal in nickels ain't nickel . According to this next report from Athena Jones, the material makeup of U.S. currency could be in for a change.
奥巴马政府称他们更关心的是硬币里有什么，而不是谁在硬币上的问题。硬币在你的口袋里也许看上去像铜,但一分硬币却只有3%的铜。而五分镍币的主要金属也不是镍。根据阿什纳·琼斯的这一报道,美国货币的材料组成看来可以来一次大换血。

Julian Leidman knows coins. He's been collecting them since he was 11 years old, and he's been dealing them for nearly half a century.
朱利安·雷德曼知晓硬币。自从11岁的时候他就开始收集硬币,而后近半个世纪他从事硬币行业。

When cents were first made, this was the size of the cents.
当美分被首次制作的时候,这是那时候美分的大小。

He says the look in metal content of the coins made in America have changed multiple times over the years.
他表示硬币的金属成份在美国历经多年改变。

They started in 1793. There was three different designs in 1793.
它们开始于1793年。而在1793年就有三种不同的设计。

And now pennies, as well as nickels, could be set to change again as part of an effort to cut costs. In the last budget the Obama administration asked Congress for permission to change the metal makeup of pennies and nickels, because they've become more expensive to produce than they are worth -- a lot more expensive.
而现在美分,以及五分镍币, 为了降低成本可以再次改变。在过去的预算中奥巴马政府要求国会为许可改变美分硬币的金属构成,因为生产它们已经比它们本身的价值变得更昂贵。

It costs 2.4 cents to make one penny, and 11.2 cents to make a nickel as of last year.
制作一分硬币要花费2.4美分,而去年则要花费11.2美分制作5美分面值硬币。

The reason? The rising prices of the copper, nickel and zinc that go into the coins. Since 1982, pennies have been made mostly of zinc, and are merely copper plated. Nickels, on the other hand, are 75 percent copper and 25 percent nickel. And at current market rates, the price of raw materials alone is almost six cents per nickel. Add in the minting process, and it’s more than double face value.
其中的原因?制作硬币的铜、镍、锌价格上涨。自1982年以来, 硬币主要是由锌制作，而只不过是镀铜。另一方面,五分镍币由75%的铜和25%的镍组成。在当前的市场利率下,仅仅是每五分硬币的原材料价格就上涨了近6美分。算上制作过程,它会超过面值的一倍。

Does it surprise you that it costs so much to make these coins?
花费这么钱来使造硬币是否给你惊喜?

Well, because of the raw metal, no, it doesn't surprise me. It's -- what surprises me is they haven’t found something before.
嗯,由于原始金属,不,我并不感到吃惊。这是——使我吃惊的是他们之前都没有发现。

The U.S. mint is in the early stages of studying the issue, so it's too soon to know what the final mix could be or just how much cost savings could be achieved.
美国造币厂在早先遇到了这个的问题,现在还不知道是什么是最后的组合或者能够节约多少成本。

But Leidman thinks both coins could be discontinued.
但雷德曼认为两种硬币可以中止。

My thoughts as a coin dealer is I'd like to have them. I'd like whatever they make them of, I'd like to have them. My thoughts as a guy on the street is get rid of them. And do the rounding.
作为硬币经销商我的思想是想拥有。我不管他们如何制作,我只是想拥有。身为一个男人我的思想是在街上摆脱它们。怎么方便怎么来。

This is just the latest attempt to cut costs at the mint. The decision to stop making the presidential one-dollar coins last December is expected to save the mint $50 million a year -- Athena Jones, CNN, Washington.
这只是削减成本的最新尝试。这个去年12月停止制造总统一元硬币的决定有望能每年为造币厂节省5000万美元——CNN, 阿什纳·琼斯从华盛顿发回的报道。

We're going to admit we were a little confused with today's "Before We Go" video. We know that
我们要承认对于今天的“在我们离开之前”的视频有点困惑。我们知道——

These two are out for a walk. What we're not sure of is if she's walking the dog, or if the dog is walking her. Maybe he thinks she just needs a little push to get going.
这两人出去散步。我们所不知道的是她遛狗,还是狗溜她。也许认为要推她才能走。

According to the guy who's shooting this YouTube video, the upright rover refuses to put all four feet on the ground when he goes out for a walk. Might be a little odd, probably a little stubborn --
根据拍这个视频的家伙说, 当他外出散步，正直的人拒绝将所有四只脚放在地上。可能有点奇怪,也可能有点固执。

But at least she's willing to make a stand. Whoo! All right. Now, before you give us our walking papers, want to let you know that there's no show on Monday in honor of President's Day. We hope you enjoy the long weekend, and we will see you on Tuesday.
但至少她愿意作出决断。哇!一切都好。现在,在你给我们走路的姿势时,想让你知道,周一是总统纪念日。我们希望你们喜欢这个漫长的周末,我们星期二再见。