Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered the withdrawal of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from circulation on Tuesday in a shock announcement designed to tackle widespread corruption.
为打击大规模的贪污腐败，印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪于周二发表讲话宣布，面值为500卢比和1000卢比的纸币将退出流通，令人震惊。
Modi said that while people could exchange their old notes for new bills at banks or post offices, or deposit them in their accounts, they would no longer be legal tender from midnight.
"To break the grip of corruption and black money, we have
decided that the 500 and 1,000 rupee currency notes presently in use will no longer be legal tender from midnight ie 8 November, 2016," Modi said in a televised address to the nation.
"This means that these notes will not be acceptable for transaction from midnight onwards."
The prime minister said that the move was also designed to counter Pakistan-based extremist groups who carry out attacks on India, saying "enemies from across the border" were financing their activities by mass producing
counterfeit Indian notes.
相关单词：withdrawal
withdrawal解释：n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销
withdrawal例句：
The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
相关单词：corruption
corruption解释：n.腐败，堕落，贪污
corruption例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
相关单词：decided
decided解释：adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
decided例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
相关单词：counterfeit
counterfeit解释：vt.伪造，仿造；adj.伪造的，假冒的
counterfeit例句：
It is a crime to counterfeit money.伪造货币是犯罪行为。
The painting looked old but was a recent counterfeit.这幅画看上去年代久远，实际是最近的一幅赝品。
