大学英语演讲稿财富.docx

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大学英语演讲稿财富

大学英语演讲稿：

财富

inthe1980s,allshopswerestate-ownedwithmarkedprices.youcouldntbuywhatyouwantedwithevenonecentshort,soonecentcouldindeedembarrassahero.apopularsongatthattimestartedipickeduponecentattheroadside,andihandeditovertothepolicemanbutnownoonecarestopickitupevenifitweretencents.

peoplesreverenceformoneyisexpressedinvariedways.thenamesofcompaniesorstoresareoftenbeerofwealthandhonor,restaurantofwealthandrankstoreofthearistocratshoteloffameandprestigeetc.（evensomepeoplesnameshavethemeaningsoffullofgoldorgreatfortune）。

atnewyearstime,thegodofwealthisworshipedandthepictureofthegodiscoveredwithsignsofmoney.whenamillionaireiswalkinginthestreet,peoplewillshowtheirprofoundrespecteventhoughtheyknowverywellthattheycannotgetacentfromhim.theenglishfilmthemillion-poundnotemakesamostvividrevelationofthissituation.withthemillionpoundnoteinhand,theherohastheprivilegetobuyoncredit,oronloanandisevenpresentedmoneyfromothers.itsanidealizedendofthestorythattheheroisstilllovedbyhisgirlfriendevenafterhelosthismillion-poundnote.however,withoutthemillion-poundnote,theycouldnthaveknowneachother.itsverydifficultforpeopletomakefriendsdirectlywithbeggars.

thesongofallgoodthingsmustendinadreamoftheredmansionsattacksthemoneyworshipersbysaying:

allmenlongtobeimmortalsyetsilverandgoldtheyprizeandgrubformoneyalltheirlivestilldeathsealsuptheireyesbutwhenchenshih-yintriestoexpoundthissongbyanalyzingtheinconstancyofhumanrelationshipsandtheincomprehensiblehumanheart,hehastosay:

whilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechestturnbeggars,scornedbyallanddispossessedtheconclusionisthatitdoesntworkwithoutmoney.

inspiteofthehumancivilizationsoverthousandsofyears,peoplecannotdenythefunctionofmoney.thisshowshowimportantmoneyis.moneyplaysadecisiveroletoindividuals,tofamiliesandeventocountriesornationalities.otherwise,whyiseveryone,fromdoorkeeperstopresidents,tryingtoearnasmuchaspossible?

whydoeseverycountryneedchancellorsoftheexchequer,whokeepformulatingandrevisingfinanciallawsandregulations?

howdifferentitistobeacreditornationandadebtornation!

theunitedstatesisplayingthetyrantjustbecauseitiswealthyenough.apoormanmaycherishloftyaspirations,butwillprobablybebeatenbecauseofhispoverty.theafghanistanmayhavewonalotofsympathy,buthowdifficultitwouldbetolivesolelyoncharity.

ofallagesandineverycountry,allkindsofcorruptionstemfrommoney.nomatterhowroughthemanis,andinwhatdespicablewayheearnedthemoney,hecangreasethepalmsoforbuyoversomeverydecentofficialsorevenintellectuals.canyouseehowcrucialarolemoneyisplaying?

（acaseinpointisthebankruptofthecompany）

somepeopleororganizationslikesomereligiousgroupsclaimthattheyhaveseenthroughthehumanvanityandcantakemoneylightly,buttopeoplespuzzlement,theyarealsoaccumulatingmoney,eithertorenovatethetemples,ortoregildbuddhasstatues,inwhateverpretexts.theyarenotengagedinproduction,sotheycanonlydependonthedonationsfromthedevoutbelievers.sometimesyoursincerityreliesonwhetheryoudonateandhowmuchyoudonate.dothemonkscareaboutmoney?

theanswerisaffirmative.whatsmore,manymonksarealreadyprovidedwithasalary.

wearelivinginamaterialworld,anditsreallydifficulttodenythefunctionofmoneyorwealth.weneedmoneyforfood,clothes,education,hospital,housingandtransportation,etc.theresrarelyanythingthatdoesntneedmoney.whatwecandiscussnowisnottheimportanceofmoney,butwhethermoneyisalmightyandwhethermorewealthcanbringusmorehappiness.

wemustsaythatmoneyisnotalmighty,andtherearemanythingswhichmoneycantdo.forexample,manyemperorslikeqinshihuanglongedforelixirs.aswealthyastheywere,andasmightyastheyweretotakeeverymeasuretosearchforlonglifemedicine,theystillcouldnotavoidthesaddenouementthattheirgravesareacoveredwithweeds.

manygreatmensufferedfromfatalillness.eventhoughtheyweretreatedwiththebestmedicalmeans,theyhadtosufferasmuchastheordinarypeople,andmetwiththesameinescapablefate.richorpoor,greatorordinary,wecomeandgowithnothingbelongingtous.

huangshiren,thecruelheartedlandlord,wasrichbutxierwouldratherhidinthedeepmountainsandturnintoawhite-hiredgirlthanmarryinghim;

wangbaochuanwouldntgiveuphermarriagewithxuepingguieventhoughshehadtoliveinthecoldcaveforovertenyears;

emperorshunzhioftheqingdynastyownedthewholecountry,butjustbecauseofthedeathhisbelovedconcubine,heeventuallybecamedisillusionedwiththisworldandspenttherestoflifeinthetempleasamonk（itsallrightevenifitisalegend）。

manylovestoriescanneverbeboughtwithmoney.theever-lastingfolktaleofliangshanboandzhuyingtaishowspeoplesidentificationwiththispointofview.

wealthymenalsohavealotofworries:

afraidofbeingstolenorkidnapped,theymayhavetohireabodyguard;theyreconcernedabouttheirspoilingthechildren,orworryaboutthefamilydiscordbecauseofthelegacydisputesaftertheirdeath;fearingdevaluationiftheydontinvest,whilefearingofbankruptiftheyinvest;whereistheirhappiness?

howmuchisenough?

nolimitation.aspoorasbeggarswithoutapenny,theycanmakealivingbybegging.itssaidthatsomehavebecomemillionairesthroughbegging.aswealthyasabillionaire,theycanonlyenjoyacoupleofdisheseachmeal.ifsomeoneisallergictoseafood,ortiredofrichdishes,hemayenjoythepickledvegetablesjustasmuch.

asformoney,peoplecantakeiteasysometimes,butmostofthetime,theycant.intheory,theymaytakeiteasywhileinpractice,theyusuallytakeitveryseriously;talkingaboutothers,theycantakeiteasy,buttothemselves,theytakeitseriouslyagain.somepeopletakeitseriouslyforonemoment,butmaytakeiteasyafterwards,justaswesaidwhatishiddenfromtheconcernedisplaintothebystanders.mostpeopletakemoneytooseriouslywhenbeinginvolved.infact,aslongasyouhaveenoughtoeat,whatisthedifferencebetweenalittleandalot?

everythinghasalimit,sodoesmoney.weshouldconformtothecourseofthenatureinsteadofgoingoutofourwaytograspit.weshouldspendaccordingtoourincome.therichmayenjoymuchmoreluxuriesbutnolessworriesthanthepoor.theonlydifferenceisthecontentandformofworries.thehighertheincomeis,thebiggertheexpenditureis.theworldfamousboxersmayearnmillionsofdollarsforonegame,butoftenfindthemselvesdeepindebt.withanannualsalaryashighastensofthousandsofdollars,theformerpresidentoftheunitedstatesbillclintonranintodebtsbecauseoflawsuit,andhadtothrowoffhisairstoearnmoneyineverymean.however,themonthlyincomeofsomeofthechinesefamiliesisnomorethanafewhundredyuanwhileleadingalifewithenjoyment.happinessdoesntnecessarilyrelyonmoney.

accordingtothewesternfablethegoldtouch,akingwasveryfondofgoldandprayedtogodformoregoldeveryday.toteachhimalesson,godimpartedthegoldtouchtohim.fromthenon,whateverhetouchedturnedintogold,includingbread,milk,flowers,andevenhisbeloveddaughter.hecouldnteatgold,ofcourse,norcouldhelosehisdaughter.intheend,herepentedhissin,pleadedgodtotakethegoldtouchbackandwentbacktohisformerhappylifeagain.thisstoryisalittleexaggerated,butatthesametimeittoldusvividlythatwealthandhappinessarenotsynonym.whatsmore,nomatterhowmuchmoneyyouhave,youcantspenditall.

wealthitselfisneutral,butitacquiresadouble-attributebecauseofthedifferenceofitsowner.kindpeopleuseitforcharities,whilewickedpeoplemayuseittomakegunsandcannonsforkilling.thereforewealthcanbetheoriginofbothgoodandevil.

god（ifhereallyexists），canyoumakethekindricherandtheevilliveinpoverty?

wealthalwaysremindspeopleofmoney,land,houses,andcars,etc.whichareallmaterial.infact,wealthhastwoaspects:

materialandspiritual.peoplepaymoreattentiontomaterialwealth,whichistangibleandalsolimited.forexample,acakecanbequicklyeatenup,andabigsumofmoneycanbespent.however,spiritualwealthisdifferent,sinceitisintangibleandunlimited.forexample,akindofphilosophy,concept,spirit,aplan,astrategy,orainnovationishardtoestimateitsvalue.chairmansmaosthoughthadarousedmillionsofpeople,andwithanoverwhelmingandirresistiblemomentum,hisstrategyofencirclethecityfromthecountrydefeatedfirstthejapaneseinvadersandthenjiangkai-sheksarmyofeightmillion.dengxiaopingsprincipleofreformandopeningupledchinaoutofthetrapofpoverty.thecurrentfinancialpolicyandthegeneralplanofhavekeptthechinesecurrencyrmbfromdevaluatingduringtheasianeconomiccrisisandkeptournationaleconomyata7%growthrateintheunstablemacroenvironmentofworld-wideeconomiccrisis.

anenterprisecangrowbiggerandbiggerlikeasnowball,butinthemeantime,itcangobankruptinstantlylikeadeflatedballoon,alldependingonwhethertheoperatingstrategyandspecificmeasuresareappropriate.justastheoldsayinggoes:

aslongasthelineisright,thefutureisbright.long-termdevelopmentdoesn