英语演讲稿英语演讲稿《财富Wealth》
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三一文库()/演讲稿范文/英语演讲稿英语演讲稿《财富Wealth》Thewordwealthalwaysremindspeopleofmoneyandthesayingsorconc eptsrelatedtomoney.Forexample,“moneytalks”;“moneymakesthegh oststurnthemill”;“asbirdsdieforfood,somendieforwealth”;“thepoorh avenofriendseventhoughtheyliveinthenoisydowntown,whiletherich haveremoteki nsfolkeveniftheyliveinthedeepmountains”;“povertych illsambition”“onecentshortmayputaheroinanawkwardsituation”etc, etc..Inthe1980's,allshopswerestate-ownedwithmarkedprices.Youcouldn' tbuywhatyouwantedwithevenonecentshort,soonecentcouldindeed embarrassahero.A popularsongatthattimestarted“Ipickeduponecent attheroadside,andIhandeditovertothepoliceman…”Butnownooneca restopickitupevenifitweretencents.People'sreverenceformoneyisexpressedinvariedways.Thenamesofc ompaniesorstoresareoften“BeerofWealthandHonor”,“Restaur antof WealthandRank”“StoreoftheAristocrats”“HotelofFameandPrestige”etc.(evensomepeople'snameshavethemeaningsof“fullofgold”or“gre atfortune”).AtNewYear'stime,thegodofwealthisworshipedandthepic tureofthegodiscoveredwithsignsofmoney.Whenamillionaireiswalkin ginthestreet,peoplewillshowtheirprofoundrespecteventhoughtheyk nowverywellthattheycannotgetacentfromhim.TheEnglishfilm“theMi llion-PoundNote”makesamostvividrevelationofthissituation.Withth emillionpoundnoteinhand,theherohastheprivilegetobuyoncredit,or onloanandisevenpresentedmoneyfromothers.It'sanidealizedendoft hestorythattheheroisstilllovedbyhisgirlfriendev[fanwen.chazidian]e nafterhelosthismillion-poundnote.However,withoutthemillion-poun dnote,theycouldn'thaveknowneachother.It'sverydifficultforpeoplet omakefriendsdirectlywithbeggars.Thesongof“AllGoodThingsMustEnd”inADreamoftheRedMansionsatt acksthemoneyworshipersbysaying:“AllmenlongtobeimmortalsyetsilverandgoldtheyprizeAndgrubformoneyalltheirlivesTilldeathsealsuptheireyes”ButwhenChenShih-yintriestoexpoundthissongbyanalyzingtheincons tancyofhumanrelationshipsandtheincomprehensiblehumanheart,he hastosay:“WhilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechestTurnbeggars,scornedbyallanddispossessed”Theconclusionisthatitdoesn'tworkwithoutmoney.Inspiteofthehumancivilizationsoverthousandsofyears,peoplecannot denythefunctionofmoney.Thisshowshowimportantmoneyis.Money playsadecisiveroletoindividuals,tofamiliesandeventocountriesornati onalities.Otherwise,whyiseveryone,fromdoorkeeperstopresidents,t ryingtoearnasmuchaspossible?WhydoeseverycountryneedChancell orsoftheExchequer,whokeepformulatingandrevisingfinanciallawsan dregulations?Howdifferentitistobeacreditornationandadebtornatio n!TheUnitedStatesisplayingthetyrantjustbecauseitiswealthyenough. Apoormanmaycherishloftyaspirations,butwillprobablybebeatenbecauseofhispoverty.TheAfghanistanmayhavewonalotofsympathy,buth owdifficultitwouldbetolivesolelyoncharity.Ofallagesandineverycountry,allkindsofcorruptionstemfrommoney.N omatterhowroughthemanis,andinwhatdespicablewayheearnedthe money,hecangreasethepalmsoforbuyoversomeverydecentofficialso revenintellectuals.Canyouseehowcrucialarolemoneyisplaying?(Acas einpointisthebankruptofthecompany)Somepeopleororganizationslikesomereligiousgroupsclaimthattheyh aveseenthroughthehumanvanityandcantakemoneylightly,buttopeo ple'spuzzlement,theyarealsoaccumulatingmoney,eithertorenovatet hetemples,ortoregildBuddha'sstatues,inwhateverpretexts.Theyaren otengagedinproduction,sotheycanonlydependonthedonationsfromt hedevoutbelievers.Sometimesyoursincerityreliesonwhetheryoudon ateandhowmuchyoudonate.Dothemonkscareaboutmoney?Theans werisaffirmative.What'smore,manymonksarealreadyprovidedwitha salary.Wearelivinginamaterialworld,andit'sreallydifficulttodenythefunctio nofmoneyorwealth.Weneedmoneyforfood,clothes,education,hospital,housingandtransportation,etc.There'srarelyanythingthatdoesn'tn eedmoney.Whatwecandiscussnowisnottheimportanceofmoney,but whethermoneyisalmightyandwhethermorewealthcanbringusmoreh appiness.Wemustsaythatmoneyisnotalmighty,andtherearemanythingswhich moneycan'tdo.Forexample,manyemperorslikeQinShihuanglongedfo relixirs.Aswealthyastheywere,andasmightyastheyweretotakeevery measuretosearchforlonglifemedicine,theystillcouldnotavoidthesadd enouementthat“theirgravesareacoveredwithweeds”.Manygreatmensufferedfromfatalillness.Eventhoughtheyweretreate dwiththebestmedicalmeans,theyhadtosufferasmuchastheordinaryp eople,andmetwiththesameinescapablefate.Richorpoor,greatorordin ary,wecomeandgowithnothingbelongingtous.HuangShiren,thecruelheartedlandlord,wasrichbutXi'erwouldratherh idinthedeepmountainsandturnintoawhite-hiredgirlthanmarryinghi m;WangBaochuanwouldn'tgiveuphermarriagewithXuePingguieventho ughshehadtoliveinthecoldcaveforovertenyears;EmperorShunzhioftheQingDynastyownedthewholecountry,butjustb ecauseofthedeathhisbelovedconcubine,heeventuallybecamedisillusi onedwiththisworldandspenttherestoflifeinthetempleasamonk(it'sall rightevenifitisalegend).Manylovestoriescanneverbeboughtwithmoney.Theever-lastingfolkt aleofLiangShanboandZhuYingtaishowspeople'sidentificationwiththis pointofview.Wealthymenalsohavealotofworries:afraidofbeingstolenorkidnapped ,theymayhavetohireabodyguard;they'reconcernedabouttheirspoilin gthechildren,orworryaboutthefamilydiscordbecauseofthelegacydisp utesaftertheirdeath;Fearingdevaluationiftheydon'tinvest,whilefeari ngofbankruptiftheyinvest;Whereistheirhappiness?Howmuchisenough?Nolimitation.Aspoorasbeggarswithoutapenny,t heycanmakealivingbybegging.It'ssaidthatsomehavebecomemillionairesthroughbegging.Aswealthyasabillionaire,theycanonlyenjoyacoup leofdisheseachmeal.Ifsomeoneisallergictoseafood,ortiredofrichdish es,hemayenjoythepickledvegetablesjustasmuch.Asformoney,peoplecantakeiteasysometimes,butmostofthetime,the ycan't.Intheory,theymaytakeiteasywhileinpractice,theyusuallytakeit veryseriously;Talkingaboutothers,theycantakeiteasy,buttothemselv es,theytakeitseriouslyagain.Somepeopletakeitseriouslyforonemome nt,butmaytakeiteasyafterwards,justaswesaidwhatishiddenfromthec oncernedisplaintothebystanders.Mostpeopletakemoneytooseriousl ywhenbeinginvolved.Infact,aslongasyouhaveenoughtoeat,whatisth edifferencebetweenalittleandalot?Everythinghasalimit,sodoesmoney.Weshouldconformtothecourseof thenatureinsteadofgoingoutofourwaytograspit.Weshouldspendacc ordingtoourincome.Therichmayenjoymuchmoreluxuriesbutnolessw orriesthanthepoor.Theonlydifferenceisthecontentandformofworrie s.Thehighertheincomeis,thebiggertheexpenditureis.Theworldfamou sboxersmayearnmillionsofdollarsforonegame,butoftenfindthemselv esdeepindebt.Withanannualsalaryashighastensofthousandsofdollar s,theformerPresidentoftheUnitedStatesBillClintonranintodebtsbecauseoflawsuit,andhadtothrowoffhisairstoearnmoneyineverymean.H owever,themonthlyincomeofsomeoftheChinesefamiliesisnomoreth anafewhundredYuanwhileleadingalifewithenjoyment.Happinessdoe sn'tnecessarilyrelyonmoney.AccordingtothewesternfabletheGoldTouch,akingwasveryfondofgold andprayedtoGodformoregoldeveryday.Toteachhimalesson,Godimp artedtheGoldTouchtohim.Fromthenon,whateverhetouchedturnedin togold,includingbread,milk,flowers,andevenhisbeloveddaughter.He couldn'teatgold,ofcourse,norcouldhelosehisdaughter.Intheend,here pentedhissin,pleadedGodtotaketheGoldTouchbackandwentbacktoh isformerhappylifeagain.Thisstoryisalittleexaggerated,butatthesamet imeittoldusvividlythatwealthandhappinessarenotsynonym.What'sm ore,nomatterhowmuchmoneyyouhave,youcan'tspenditall.Wealthitselfisneutral,butitacquiresadouble-attributebecauseofthedi fferenceofitsowner.Kindpeopleuseitforcharities,whilewickedpeople mayuseittomakegunsandcannonsforkilling.Thereforewealthcanbeth eoriginofbothgoodandevil.God(ifhereallyexists),canyoumakethekindricherandtheevilliveinpov erty?Wealthalwaysremindspeopleofmoney,land,houses,andcars,etc.whic hareallmaterial.Infact,wealthhastwoaspects:materialandspiritual.Pe oplepaymoreattentiontomaterialwealth,whichistangibleandalsolimi ted.Forexample,acakecanbequicklyeatenup,andabigsumofmoneyca nbespent.However,spiritualwealthisdifferent,sinceitisintangibleand unlimited.Forexample,akindofphilosophy,concept,spirit,aplan,astrat egy,orainnovationishardtoestimateitsvalue.Chairman'sMao'sthough thadarousedmillionsofpeople,andwithanoverwhelmingandirresistibl emomentum,hisstrategyof“encirclethecityfromthecountry”defeate dfirsttheJapaneseinvadersandthenJiangKai-shek'sarmyofeightmillio n.DengXiaop ing'sprincipleof“reformandopeningup”ledChinaoutofth etrapofpoverty.Thecurrentfinancialpolicyandthegeneralplanof“”hav ekepttheChinesecurrencyRMBfromdevaluatingduringtheAsianecon omiccrisisandkeptournationaleconomyata7%growthrateintheunsta blemacroenvironmentofworld-wideeconomiccrisis.Anenterprisecangrowbiggerandbiggerlikeasnowball,butinthemeanti。