英语演讲稿《财富Wealth》

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1、英语演讲稿《财富Wealth》　　        　　Thewordwealthalwaysremindspeopleofmoneyandthesayingsorconceptsrelatedtomoney.Forexample,“moneytalks”;“moneymakestheghoststurnthemill”;“asbirdsdieforfood,somendieforwealth”;“thepoorhavenofriendseventhoughtheyliveinthenoisydowntown,whiletherichhaveremotekinsfol

2、keveniftheyliveinthedeepmountains”;“povertychillsambition”“onecentshortmayputaheroinanawkwardsituation”etc,etc..　　Inthe1980's,allshopswerestate-ownedwithmarkedprices.Youcouldn'tbuywhatyouwantedwithevenonecentshort,soonecentcouldindeedembarrassahero.Apopularsongatthattimestarted“Ipicked

3、uponecentattheroadside,andIhandeditovertothepoliceman…”Butnownoonecarestopickitupevenifitweretencents.　　People'sreverenceformoneyisexpressedinvariedways.Thenamesofcompaniesorstoresareoften“BeerofWealthandHonor”,“RestaurantofWealthandRank”“StoreoftheAristocrats”“HotelofFameandPrestige”e

4、tc.(evensomepeople'snameshavethemeaningsof“fullofgold”or“greatfortune”).AtNewYear'stime,thegodofwealthisworshipedandthepictureofthegodiscoveredwithsignsofmoney.Whenamillionaireiswalkinginthestreet,peoplewillshowtheirprofoundrespecteventhoughtheyknowverywellthattheycannotgetacentfromhim

5、.TheEnglishfilm“theMillion-PoundNote”makesamostvividrevelationofthissituation.Withthemillionpoundnoteinhand,theherohastheprivilegetobuyoncredit,oronloanandisevenpresentedmoneyfromothers.It'sanidealizedendofthestorythattheheroisstilllovedbyhisgirlfriendev[http://]enafterhelosthismillion

6、-poundnote.However,withoutthemillion-poundnote,theycouldn'thaveknowneachother.It'sverydifficultforpeopletomakefriendsdirectlywithbeggars.　　Thesongof“AllGoodThingsMustEnd”inADreamoftheRedMansionsattacksthemoneyworshipersbysaying:　　“Allmenlongtobeimmortals　　yetsilverandgoldtheyprize　　And

7、grubformoneyalltheirlives　　Tilldeathsealsuptheireyes”　　ButwhenChenShih-yintriestoexpoundthissongbyanalyzingtheinconstancyofhumanrelationshipsandtheincomprehensiblehumanheart,hehastosay:　　“Whilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechest　　Turnbeggars,scornedbyallanddispossessed”　　Theconclusionisth