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

　　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'sanidealizedendofthestorythattheheroisstilllovedbyhisgirlfriendevenafterhelosthismillion-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,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.thecurrentfinancialpolicyandthegeneralplanof“”havekeptthechinesecurrencyr