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英语演讲稿《财富Wealth》
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:
//]enafterhelosthismillion-poundnote.However,withoutthemillion-poundnote,theycouldn'thaveknowneachother.It'sverydifficultforpeopletomakefriendsdirectlywithbeggars.
Thesongof“AllGoodThingsMustEnd”inADreamoftheRedMansionsattacksthemoneyworshipersbysaying:
“Allmenlongtobeimmortals
yetsilverandgoldtheyprize
Andgrubformoneyalltheirlives
Tilldeathsealsuptheireyes”
ButwhenChenShih-yintriestoexpoundthissongbyanalyzingtheinconstancyofhumanrelationshipsandtheincomprehensiblehumanheart,hehastosay:
“Whilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechest
Turnbeggars,scornedbyallanddispossessed”
Theconclusionisthatitdoesn'tworkwithoutmoney.
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,buttopeople'spuzzlement,theyarealsoaccumulatingmoney,eithertorenovatethetemples,ortoregildBuddha'sstatues,inwhateverpretexts.Theyarenotengagedinproduction,sotheycanonlydependonthedonationsfromthedevoutbelievers.Sometimesyoursincerityreliesonwhetheryoudonateandhowmuchyoudonate.Dothemonkscareaboutmoney?
Theanswerisaffirmative.What'smore,manymonksarealreadyprovidedwithasalary.
Wearelivinginamaterialworld,andit'sreallydifficulttodenythefunctionofmoneyorwealth.Weneedmoneyforfood,clothes,education,hospital,housingandtransportation,etc.There'srarelyanythingthatdoesn'tneedmoney.Whatwecandiscussnowisnottheimportanceofmoney,butwhethermoneyisalmightyandwhethermorewealthcanbringusmorehappiness.
Wemustsaythatmoneyisnotalmighty,andtherearemanythingswhichmoneycan'tdo.Forexample,manyemperorslikeQinShihuanglongedforelixirs.Aswealthyastheywere,andasmightyastheyweretotakeeverymeasuretosearchforlonglifemedicine,theystillcouldnotavoidthesaddenouementthat“theirgravesareacoveredwithweeds”.
Manygreatmensufferedfromfatalillness.Eventhoughtheyweretreatedwiththebestmedicalmeans,theyhadtosufferasmuchastheordinarypeople,andmetwiththesameinescapablefate.Richorpoor,greatorordinary,wecomeandgowithnothingbelongingtous.
HuangShiren,thecruelheartedlandlord,wasrichbutXi'erwouldratherhidinthedeepmountainsandturnintoawhite-hiredgirlthanmarryinghim;
WangBaochuanwouldn'tgiveuphermarriagewithXuePingguieventhoughshehadtoliveinthecoldcaveforovertenyears;
EmperorShunzhioftheQingDynastyownedthewholecountry,butjustbecauseofthedeathhisbelovedconcubine,heeventuallybecamedisillusionedwiththisworldandspenttherestoflifeinthetempleasamonk(it'sallrightevenifitisalegend).
Manylovestoriescanneverbeboughtwithmoney.Theever-lastingfolktaleofLiangShanboandZhuYingtaishowspeople'sidentificationwiththispointofview.
Wealthymenalsohavealotofworries:
afraidofbeingstolenorkidnapped,theymayhavetohireabodyguard;they'reconcernedabouttheirspoilingthechildren,orworryaboutthefamilydiscordbecauseofthelegacydisputesaftertheirdeath;Fearingdevaluationiftheydon'tinvest,whilefearingofbankruptiftheyinvest;Whereistheirhappiness?
Howmuchisenough?
Nolimitation.Aspoorasbeggarswithoutapenny,theycanmakealivingbybegging.It'ssaidthatsomehavebecomemillionairesthroughbegging.Aswealthyasabillionaire,theycanonlyenjoyacoupleofdisheseachmeal.Ifsomeoneisallergictoseafood,ortiredofrichdishes,hemayenjoythepickledvegetablesjustasmuch.
Asformoney,peoplecantakeiteasysometimes,butmostofthetime,theycan't.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.Happinessdoesn'tnecessarilyrelyonmoney.
AccordingtothewesternfabletheGoldTouch,akingwasveryfondofgoldandprayedtoGodformoregoldeveryday.Toteachhimalesson,GodimpartedtheGoldTouchtohim.Fromthenon,whateverhetouchedturnedintogold,includingbread,milk,flowers,andevenhisbeloveddaughter.Hecouldn'teatgold,ofcourse,norcouldhelosehisdaughter.Intheend,herepentedhissin,pleadedGodtotaketheGoldTouchbackandwentbacktohisformerhappylifeagain.Thisstoryisalittleexaggerated,butatthesametimeittoldusvividlythatwealthandhappinessarenotsynonym.What'smore,nomatterhowmuchmoneyyouhave,youcan'tspenditall.
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.Chairman'sMao'sthoughthadarousedmillionsofpeople,andwithanoverwhelmingandirresistiblemomentum,hisstrategyof“encirclethecityfromthecountry”defeatedfirsttheJapaneseinvadersandthenJiangKai-shek'sarmyofeightmillion.DengXiaoping'sprincipleof“reformandopeningup”ledChinaoutofthetrapofpoverty.Thecurrentfinanc