关于财富Wealth的英语演讲稿

关于财富Wealth的英语演讲稿

财富Wealth thewordwealthalwaysremindspeopleofmoneyandthesayingso rconceptsrelatedtomoney.forexample,“moneytalks”;“moneymakestheghoststurnthemill”;“asbirdsdieforfood,somendieforwealth”;“thepoorhavenofriendseventhoughtheyliveinthenoisydow ntown,whiletherichhaveremotekinsfolkeveniftheyliveint hedeepmountains”;“povertychillsambition”“onecentshortmayputaheroinanawkwardsituation”

etc,etc..

inthe1980’s,allshopswerestate-ownedwithmarkedprices.youcouldn’tbuywhatyouwantedwit hevenonecentshort,soonecentcouldindeedembarrassahero. apopularsongatthattimestarted “ipickeduponecentattheroadside,andihandeditovertothe policeman…”butnownoonecarestopickitupevenifitweretencents.

people’sreverenceformoneyisexpressedinvariedways.the namesofcompaniesorstoresareoften “beerofwealthandhonor”,“restaurantofwealthandrank”“storeofthearistocrats”“hoteloffameandprestige”etc.(evensomepeople’snameshavethemeaningsof “fullofgold”or

“greatfortune”).atnewyear’stime,thegodofwealthiswo rshipedandthepictureofthegodiscoveredwithsignsofmoney .whenamillionaireiswalkinginthestreet,peoplewillshowt heirprofoundrespecteventhoughtheyknowverywellthatthey

cannotgetacentfromhim.theenglishfilm“themillion-poundnote”

makesamostvividrevelationofthissituation.withthemilli onpoundnoteinhand,theherohastheprivilegetobuyoncredit ,oronloanandisevenpresentedmoneyfromothers.it’sanide alizedendofthestorythattheheroisstilllovedbyhisgirlfr iendevenafterhelosthismillion-

poundnote.however,withoutthemillion-

poundnote,theycouldn’thaveknowneachother.it’sverydi fficultforpeopletomakefriendsdirectlywithbeggars.

thesongof“allgoodthingsmustend”inadreamoftheredmansionsattacksthemoneyworshipersbysa ying:

“allmenlongtobeimmortals

yetsilverandgoldtheyprize

andgrubformoneyalltheirlives

tilldeathsealsuptheireyes”

butwhenchenshih-yintriestoexpoundthissongbyanalyzingtheinconstancyofh umanrelationshipsandtheincomprehensiblehumanheart,heh astosay:

“whilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechest

turnbeggars,scornedbyallanddispossessed”

theconclusionisthatitdoesn’tworkwithoutmoney.

inspiteofthehumancivilizationsoverthousandsofyears,pe oplecannotdenythefunctionofmoney.thisshowshowimportan tmoneyis.moneyplaysadecisiveroletoindividuals,tofamil iesandeventocountriesornationalities.otherwise,whyise veryone,fromdoorkeeperstopresidents,tryingtoearnasmuc haspossible?whydoeseverycountryneedchancellorsoftheex

chequer,whokeepformulatingandrevisingfinanciallawsand regulations?howdifferentitistobeacreditornationandade btornation!theunitedstatesisplayingthetyrantjustbecau seitiswealthyenough.apoormanmaycherishloftyaspiration s,butwillprobablybebeatenbecauseofhispoverty.theafgha nistanmayhavewonalotofsympathy,buthowdifficultitwould betolivesolelyoncharity.

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