英语演讲稿英语演讲稿《财富Wealth》
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Thewordwealthalwaysremindspeopleofmoneyandthesayingsorconc eptsrelatedtomoney.Forexample,“moneytalks”;“moneymakesthegh oststurnthemill”;“asbirdsdieforfood,somendieforwealth”;“thepoorh avenofriendseventhoughtheyliveinthenoisydowntown,whiletherich haveremoteki nsfolkeveniftheyliveinthedeepmountains”;“povertych illsambition”“onecentshortmayputaheroinanawkwardsituation”etc, etc..
Inthe1980's,allshopswerestate-ownedwithmarkedprices.Youcouldn' tbuywhatyouwantedwithevenonecentshort,soonecentcouldindeed embarrassahero.A popularsongatthattimestarted“Ipickeduponecent attheroadside,andIhandeditovertothepoliceman…”Butnownooneca restopickitupevenifitweretencents.
People'sreverenceformoneyisexpressedinvariedways.Thenamesofc ompaniesorstoresareoften“BeerofWealthandHonor”,“Restaur antof WealthandRank”“StoreoftheAristocrats”“HotelofFameandPrestige”etc.(evensomepeople'snameshavethemeaningsof“fullofgold”or“gre atfortune”).AtNewYear'stime,thegodofwealthisworshipedandthepic tureofthegodiscoveredwithsignsofmoney.Whenamillionaireiswalkin ginthestreet,peoplewillshowtheirprofoundrespecteventhoughtheyk nowverywellthattheycannotgetacentfromhim.TheEnglishfilm“theMi llion-PoundNote”makesamostvividrevelationofthissituation.Withth emillionpoundnoteinhand,theherohastheprivilegetobuyoncredit,or onloanandisevenpresentedmoneyfromothers.It'sanidealizedendoft hestorythattheheroisstilllovedbyhisgirlfriendev[fanwen.chazidian]e nafterhelosthismillion-poundnote.However,withoutthemillion-poun dnote,theycouldn'thaveknowneachother.It'sverydifficultforpeoplet omakefriendsdirectlywithbeggars.
Thesongof“AllGoodThingsMustEnd”inADreamoftheRedMansionsatt acksthemoneyworshipersbysaying:
“Allmenlongtobeimmortals
yetsilverandgoldtheyprize
Andgrubformoneyalltheirlives
Tilldeathsealsuptheireyes”
ButwhenChenShih-yintriestoexpoundthissongbyanalyzingtheincons tancyofhumanrelationshipsandtheincomprehensiblehumanheart,he hastosay:
“Whilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechest
Turnbeggars,scornedbyallanddispossessed”
Theconclusionisthatitdoesn'tworkwithoutmoney.
Inspiteofthehumancivilizationsoverthousandsofyears,peoplecannot denythefunctionofmoney.Thisshowshowimportantmoneyis.Money playsadecisiveroletoindividuals,tofamiliesandeventocountriesornati onalities.Otherwise,whyiseveryone,fromdoorkeeperstopresidents,t ryingtoearnasmuchaspossible?WhydoeseverycountryneedChancell orsoftheExchequer,whokeepformulatingandrevisingfinanciallawsan dregulations?Howdifferentitistobeacreditornationandadebtornatio n!TheUnitedStatesisplayingthetyrantjustbecauseitiswealthyenough. Apoormanmaycherishloftyaspirations,butwillprobablybebeatenbec