金钱不是万能的

What You Dtdn t Know about Money and Happiness
ver the past 15 years,researchers have studied the connection between money and happiness. Their findings shatter many misconceptions. Here are five of the most surprising results.
1. Everyone needs a few luxuries to be happy.
A six-figure income affords a family many pleasures-- a more luxurious home, perhaps a trip to Disneyland or a fancier car. But do such things make you happier?
Pleasure is not the same as happiness. Pleasure is a temporary release. Happiness comes from experiences in which one‘s mental and emotional energies are invested.
Just as happy families value pleasures that involve personal effort, so they value possessions that have personal meaning, like Grandma‘s wedding ring. Unhappy people,however, are more likely to prize possessions because of their cost or utility, a car that handles well or an expensive necklace.
2. Happiness is a permanent vacation.
Would you quit your job if you didn‘ t need the money?Many Americans said quitting work was an important reason to be rich. Yet researchers find that work is one of life‘s chief satisfactions for people.
A job, studies show, is more than a paycheck. Doing something well can increase confidence and self-worth.
3. A big raise would make you happy.
If jobs are so important, wouldn‘t salary size be a gauge of job satisfaction? Americans think so. A survey found that almost 70 percent of the respondents said they would be happier if their families had twice as much household income. Yet studies show that job satisfaction comes less from how much people earn than from the challenge of their jobs and the control they are able to exert. Work that doesn‘t engage a person will never seem rewarding, no matter how lucrative it becomes.
4. Nothing comforts like cash.
In times of crisis--a debilitating illness or loss of one‘s home--money can come in pretty handy. But for all its benefits, it cannot fortify you against the inevitable pain and sadness that follow the crisis. For that, researchers say, you need close friendships. "Human beings are hard-wired to be social animals". "They‘re not built to handle things alone."
5. Happiness and wealth aren‘t mutually exclusive.
It‘s possible to have both--or neither. But most believe that those who have happiness, in the long run, have more.Even author Oscar Wilde agreed: "Ordinary riches can be stolen from a man. Real riches cannot. In the treasury house of your soul, there are infinitely precious things that may not
be taken from you."
金钱与快乐新论
研究人员在过去的十五年里对金钱和快乐之间的关系进行了研究。他们的研究结果摧毁了许多原有的错误观念。以下是五个最令人惊讶的结果：
1．每个人都需要一些奢侈品以获得快乐。
六位数的收入足以支付一个家庭的许多享乐——家里可以更奢华一些，到迪斯尼乐

园去旅行或者拥有更高级的汽车。而这些东西真的能使你快乐吗?
享乐不同于快乐。享乐只是一时的放松，而快乐来自那些使心理和情感的能力都得以充实的经历。
快乐的家庭看重的是通过个人努力而获得的乐趣，珍惜对个人有意义的物品，比如说奶奶的结婚戒指；而不快乐的人更倾向于看重造价和功用更高的财产，比如一辆好车或一条昂贵的项链。
2．快乐是永远的休假。
如果你不需要钱，你会放弃工作吗?很多美国人说想放弃工作是他们想成为富翁的一个重要原因。但研究人员发现工作是使人们对生活满足的主要因素之一。
研究表明，工作不仅仅是一张工资单。把事情做好能够提升自信心和自我价值。
3．工资大幅增长会使你快乐。
如果工作如此重要，薪水的高低不就是对工作满意程度的标准吗?美国人认为是这样的。一次调查发现几乎70％的调查对象说如果他们家庭的收入能够翻一番，他们会感到快乐。但研究显示工作的满足感更多的来自于工作的挑战和在工作中能够施展的控制力，而不是他们挣钱的多少。不能让人忙碌的工作不论多么有利可图，永远不会让人感到得到了应得的报偿。
4．没有比钞票更能安慰人的东西。
在危机时刻——得了损耗身心的疾病或失去家庭时——钱是非常有用的。可是尽管金钱有这些好处，它却不能使你克服随着危机而来的痛苦和悲伤。要克服痛苦悲伤，研究人员说，你需要亲密的友谊。“人就是被紧紧地限定为一种社会动物，他们被创造出来并不是为了单独地解决问题”。
5．快乐和财富并不是相互抵触的。
我们可以同时拥有快乐和财富，或者这两样东西都没有。但大多数人认为拥有快乐的人最终会拥有更多。甚至作家奥斯卡·王尔德也同意：“普通的财富可以被人偷走。真正的财富不会被偷走。在你灵魂的宝库里有无数别人拿不走的珍品。”

　needless to say， money is not very important， but very very important.
if there is no money， i can’t use this microphone to speak to you and we can’t have such a room to hold such a competition. without money， we can’t study in such a schoolyard. without money， we can’t live in such a hometown. without money， we can’t have such a motherland. on the other hand， if there is no money， you don’t need to bear my speech about money now.
most of us have dreams about the future， dreams of having a good job and making much money. surely someone has thought at times “if only i had a lot of money， i could be the happiest person in the world.” in fact it’s the main mistake that people make about money.
however， is money the road to happiness? not real

ly! many people work every day， work overtime， work weekends to make a lot of money. are they happy? no. they are too busy making money. meanwhile， their personal lives， if they have any， fall apart. they have no time to form or to maintain friendship. they even lose the abilities to relax and to enjoy themselves. enjoying means taking things， taking time to see， to hear， to taste， to smell， to feel. they do not take time to do this. they say: “i’ll do it when i have enough money to retire” then they find that it is too late. why we usually make such a mistake and even more mistakes? activists say it is because of money itself. they think money has changed many things. for example， they think money has changed our way to measure someone’s value in the society. they even regard money as the source of evil. also， they hate money， but they are wrong， completely wrong.
in my opinion， it is unfair to money. money is a tool. well， there’s no denying that we do something harmful with money. but we can’t say money is the source of evil. just like a hammer， we can use a hammer to kill someone， but can we say a hammer is a devil? it is the same with money.
money is neither good nor bad itself. it is a mirror， a perfect and important mirror， and a mirror that reflects both the darkness and the brilliance of humanity. in other words， all depend on us.
so， my fellow students， ladies and gentlemen in the future， ask not what we can do for money， ask what money can do for us， ask what money can do to show the brilliance of humanity. because， we have the future; we are the future.
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不用说，钱不是很重要，而是非常非常重要的。
如果没有钱，我无法使用这个麦克风向大家讲，我们不能有这样一个房间召开这样的竞争。没有钱，我们不能在这样的研究校园。没有钱，我们不能生活在这样的故乡。没有钱，我们不能有这样的祖国。另一方面，如果没有钱，你不需要承担我的讲话钱现在。
我们大多数人都对未来的梦想，梦想有一个良好的工作和决策的钱。当然有人认为，有时“如果我有很多钱，我可能是最幸福的人在世界上。 ”事实上，它的主要错误，人们作出关于金钱。
然而，就是金钱的道路上幸福吗？不是真的！很多人每天上班，加班，工作周末作出了很多钱。他们是幸福吗？第他们太忙着赚钱。与此同时，他们的个人生活，如果他们有任何，四分五裂。他们已经没有时间去形式或保持友谊。他们甚至失去了能力的放松和享受。享受意味着外，抽空看到，听到，品尝，嗅觉，感觉。他们并不需要时间来做到这一点。他们说： “我会做到这一点，我有足够的钱退休” ，然后他们发现为时已晚。为什么我们通常

会提出这样的错误，甚至更多的错误？活动人士说，这是因为金钱本身。他们认为，金钱改变了很多东西。例如，他们认为金钱改变了我们的方法来衡量人的价值在社会中。他们甚至把钱的来源邪恶。此外，他们憎恨金钱，但他们是错误的，完全错误的。
在我看来，这是不公平的钱。金钱是一种工具。嗯，有无可否认，我们做一些有害的金钱。但是，我们不能说，钱是罪恶的根源。就像一把锤子，我们可以用锤子杀死某人，但我们可以说锤子是魔鬼？这是同样的钱。
钱是既不好也不坏本身。它是一面镜子，是一个完美的和重要的一面镜子，一面镜子，映照出的黑暗和人性的光辉。换句话说，所有依赖于我们。
所以，我的同学，各位嘉宾，各位在未来，不要问我们能做些什么的钱，什么钱可以为我们做，什么钱可以显示人性的光辉。因为，我们的未来，我们是世界的未来

关于金钱与荣誉英语演讲范文：Money and Honor
the duality of money has been puzzling people since its first appearante. on the one hand， clean money can sweeten your life， help you succeed and be your lifelong faithful companion. on the other hand， dirty money may posion your mind， ruin your happiness and discard you suddenly as a false friend.
the market economy tells us that everyone should earn a living by selling something. professors sell their knowledge， workers sell their labor， farmers sell their produce. money now appears more powerful than anything else and drives people crazy. the temptation of money often challenges one’s honor. we are not ashamed to make more money to have a better life by our sweat. however，there is a widespread concern that millionaires become the heroes no matter whether they make any contribution to our society. some people try desperately to make big money， which， more often than not， end up with degradation， corruption and crime.
though money is indispensable to our life， dirty money may drag us into hell. there are many things no money can buy. we will keep our honor intact at any cost because it is our soul. love of money is the root of all evil. for myself， i would rather die than dishonor myself for money.
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自从钱存在的第一天开始，对于钱的定义一直令人费解。一方面，干净钱能变甜你的生活，帮助你取得成功，并成为您一生忠实的伴侣。另一方面，脏钱可能破坏你的幸福和抛弃你突然作为一个虚假的朋友。
市场经济告诉我们，每个人都应该谋生卖东西。教授出售他们的知识，出售他们的劳动工人，农民出售他们的农产品。钱现在看来更强大的比其他任何事情都和驱动器的人疯了。金钱的诱惑常常挑战一个人的荣誉。我们并不

感到羞耻赚更多的钱有一个更美好的生活我们的汗水。然而，人们普遍关切的是，成为百万富翁的英雄，无论他们做出任何贡献，我们的社会。有些人试图拼命赚钱，而更多的，往往不是最终退化，腐败和犯罪。
虽然钱是必不可少的，我们的生活，脏钱可能拖累我们带入地狱。有很多事情没有钱可以买到。我们将继续我们的荣誉完整不惜任何代价，因为这是我们的灵魂。爱钱是万恶之源。我自己，我宁可死比侮辱自己的钱。