One sign was the money system. There was no national money.

一个迹象是货币体系，美国没有国家货币。

And the government did little to control the national money supply, even when the economy faced disaster.

即使在经济面临灾难的时候，政府也很少控制国家的货币供应。

One was repayment of loans made to support the Revolutionary Army. The other was creation of a national money system.

一个是偿还支持大陆军的债务。另一个是建立国家货币体系。

The Israeli city climbed the rankings partly because of the strength of its national money, the shekel, against the dollar.

这座以色列城市排名上升的部分原因是它的国家货币——谢克尔对美元汇率上涨。

The new United States had no national money to pay the debts. There was an American dollar. But not everyone used it. And it did not have the same value everywhere.

当时，美国国库空虚，无法还债，虽然美元已经存在，但没有普遍流通，各地美元的价值也存在差异。

The Bank of the United States was strong, because of the great amount of government money invested in it. The bank's paper notes were almost as good as gold. They came close to being a national money system.

由于投入了大量政府资金，美国银行实力雄厚，银行发行的纸币几乎和黄金一样值钱，几乎就是国家的货币体系。

The country's economy had many problems, however. Two major issues had to be settled. One was repayment of loans made to support the Revolutionary Army. The other was creation of a national money system. Both issues needed quick action.

不过，美国的经济依然存在不少问题，其中两个重要问题急需解决，一个是偿还独立战争的债务，另外一个是建立一个全国范围的货币系统。这两个问题都迫在眉睫，需要立即行动。