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英语演讲稿《财富Wealth》
????????Thewordwealthalwaysremindspeopleofmoneyandthesayingsorconceptsrelatedtomoney.Forexample,“moneytalks”;“moneymakestheghoststurnthemill”;“asbirdsdieforfood,somendieforwealth”;“thepoorhavenofriendseventhoughtheyliveinthenoisydowntown,whiletherichhaveremotekinsfolkeveniftheyliveinthedeepmountains”;“povertychillsambition”“onecentshortmayputaheroinanawkwardsituation”etc,etc..Inthe1980’s,allshopswerestate-ownedwithmarkedprices.Youcouldn’tbuywhatyouwantedwithevenonecentshort,soonecentcouldindeedembarrassahero.Apopularsongatthattimestarted“Ipickeduponecentattheroadside,andIhandeditovertothepoliceman…”Butnownoonecarestopickitupevenifitweretencents.People’sreverenceformoneyisexpressedinvariedways.Thenamesofcompaniesorstoresareoften“BeerofWealthandHonor”,“RestaurantofWealthandRank”“StoreoftheAristocrats”“HotelofFameandPrestige”etc.(evensomepeople’snameshavethemeaningsof“fullofgold”or“greatfortune”.AtNewYear’stime,thegodofwealthisworshipedandthepictureofthegodiscoveredwithsignsofmoney

.Whenamillionaireiswalkinginthestreet,peoplewillshowtheirprofoundrespecteventhoughtheyknowverywellthattheycannotgetacentfromhim.TheEnglishfilm“theMillion-PoundNote”makesamostvividrevelationofthissituation.Withthemillionpoundnoteinhand,theherohastheprivilegetobuyoncredit,oronloanandisevenpresentedmoneyfromothers.It’sanidealizedendofthestorythattheheroisstilllovedbyhisgirlfriendev[http://fanwen.7139.com]enafterhelosthismillion-poundnote.However,withoutthemillion-poundnote,theycouldn’thaveknowneachother.It’sverydifficultforpeopletomakefriendsdirectlywithbeggars.Thesongof“AllGoodThingsMustEnd”inADreamoftheRedMansionsattacksthemoneyworshipersbysaying:“AllmenlongtobeimmortalsyetsilverandgoldtheyprizeAndgrubformoneyalltheirlivesTilldeathsealsuptheireyes”ButwhenChenShih-yintriestoexpoundthissongbyanalyzingtheinconstancyofhumanrelationshipsandtheincomprehensiblehumanheart,hehastosay:“WhilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechestTurnbeggars,scornedbyallanddispossessed”
Theconclusionisthatitdoesn’tworkwithoutmoney.Inspiteofthehumancivilizationsoverthousandsofyears,peoplecannotdenythefunctionofmoney.Thisshowshowimportantmoneyis.Moneyplaysadecisiveroletoindividuals,tofamiliesandeventocountriesornationalities.Otherwise,whyise

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