Department of the Treasury 美国财政部 - September 2：美国历史上的今天

内容提要：美国财政部各个分支的介绍，包括美国造币厂、铸印局、货币管理署等等。

On September2, 1789, the Department of the Treasury 财政部 was formed. President George Washington picked Alexander Hamilton as the first Secretary of the Treasury. At that time, Hamilton had five people working for him. Today, the department employs about 120,000 people. 

The main job of the Treasury is to handle the money of the United States government. The Treasury is divided into different branches. 

One branch is called the Bureau of Engraving and printing 铸印局.This department prints money. The United States Mint 美国造币厂 makes coins. The department that collects money from companies and people is called the Internal Revenue Service 国内税务局. 

Another branch of the Department of the Treasury is the Office of the Comptroller of Currency 货币监理署. A Comptroller of Currency is somebody or something that controls money. This office watches over 监管 all the banks in the United States. It makes sure that all Americans have a place to put their money. It also checks business forms that people fill out 填写 to make sure that they are being truthful. 

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 金融犯罪执法网络 works to prevent people from doing illegal things with money. It collects data and looks at it to see if people are doing things like stealing, not paying their taxes, or not being truthful about how much money they have on business forms.

The Department of International Affairs 国际事务处 is in charge of watching over what happens with money issues throughout the world. It does this so that it can advise the Secretary of the Treasury on what to do to keep U.S. money safe and the U.S. economy doing well.

本文内容选自上海外语教育出版社引进出版的《听读美国小故事》第9册（9月）。如需购买，可到当当、亚马逊、京东等网上书城去看看。