The trend reflects the fact that many places where people commonly use cash, such as pubs and cafes, were shut for chunks of last year, while the lockdowns prompted a surge in online shoppers. While a string of businesses have temporarily or permanently gone card-only, some consumers have been avoiding touching banknotes and coins due to Covid transmission worries.
思考题：
It can be inferred from the text that the TREND refers to______.
A.decline of catering business
B.the growth of online shopping
C.the drop in banking volume
D.the decline of cash payment
句子解析：
第一句：
The trend reflects the fact that many places where people commonly use cash, such as pubs and cafes, were shut for chunks of last year, while the lockdowns prompted a surge in online shoppers.
参考译文：这一趋势反映了这样一个事实，即去年许多人们通常使用现金的地方，如酒吧和咖啡馆，大段的时间里都处于关门状态，同时封锁又令网上购物激增。
第二句：
While a string of businesses have temporarily or permanently gone card-only, some consumers have been avoiding touching banknotes and coins due to Covid transmission worries.
参考译文：许多企业暂时或长期变成只接受银行卡支付，出于对传播新冠病毒的担心，不少消费者一直避免接触纸币和硬币。
思考题解析：
It can be inferred from the text that the TREND refers to______.
A. decline of catering business
（服务行业的衰落）
A选项错误。
B. the growth of online shopping
（线上购物的增长）
B选项错误。
C. the drop in banking volume
（银行业务量的下降）
C选项错误。
D. the decline of cash payment
（现金支付的衰落）
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文章来源背景和来源：
Penny drops: Covid concerns push UK another step closer to a cashless society
现金使用下降：对新冠病毒的担忧推动英国向无现金社会迈进
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jun/16/cashless-society-draws-closer-with-only-one-in-six-payments-now-in-cash
背景：英国的官方数据显示，2020年的现金交易量下降了35%，朝无现金社会迈出了很大一步。新冠肺炎加快了消费习惯的转变，全英共1370万人在去年完全无现金生活，几乎是2019年（740万人）的两倍。目前每6笔交易只有1笔涉及现钞或硬币，而十年前现金占比几乎达到50%。越来越多的大小商业开始拒绝现金，选择只接受银行卡交易，例如宜家表示英国的商店不接受现金支付。当然除了消费习惯的改变之外，疫情封锁令餐馆和酒吧长期不能营业，也是现金交易大幅下滑的重要原因，因为这些地方通常是现金消费最频繁的场所。
