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1、英语演讲稿《财富Wealth》 Thewordwealthalwaysremindspeopleofmoneyandthesayingsorconceptsrelatedtomoney.Forexample,“moneytalks”;“moneymakestheghoststurnthemill”;“asbirdsdieforfood,somendieforwealth”;“thepoorhavenofriendseventhoughtheyliveinthenoisydowntown,wh
2、iletherichhaveremotekinsfolkeveniftheyliveinthedeepmountains”;“povertychillsambition”“onecentshortmayputaheroinanawkwardsituation”etc,etc.. Inthe1980’s,allshopswerestate-ownedwithmarkedprices.Youcouldn’tbuywhatyouwantedwithevenonecentshort,soonecentcouldinde
3、edembarrassahero.Apopularsongatthattimestarted“Ipickeduponecentattheroadside,andIhandeditovertothepoliceman…”Butnownoonecarestopickitupevenifitweretencents. People’sreverenceformoneyisexpressedinvariedways.Thenamesofcompaniesorstoresareoften“BeerofWealthandH
4、onor”,“RestaurantofWealthandRank”“StoreoftheAristocrats”“HotelofFameandPrestige”etc.(evensomepeople’snameshavethemeaningsof“fullofgold”or“greatfortune”).AtNewYear’stime,thegodofwealthisworshipedandthepictureofthegodiscoveredwithsignsofmoney.Whenamillionaireis
5、walkinginthestreet,peoplewillshowtheirprofoundrespecteventhoughtheyknowverywellthattheycannotgetacentfromhim.TheEnglishfilm“theMillion-PoundNote”makesamostvividrevelationofthissituation.Withthemillionpoundnoteinhand,theherohastheprivilegetobuyoncredit,oronloa
6、nandisevenpresentedmoneyfromothers.It’sanidealizedendofthestorythattheheroisstilllovedbyhisgirlfriendev[http://]enafterhelosthismillion-poundnote.However,withoutthemillion-poundnote,theycouldn’thaveknowneachother.It’sverydifficultforpeopletomakefriendsdirectl
7、ywithbeggars. Thesongof“AllGoodThingsMustEnd”inADreamoftheRedMansionsattacksthemoneyworshipersbysaying: “Allmenlongtobeimmortals yetsilverandgoldtheyprize Andgrubformoneyalltheirlives Tilldeathsealsuptheireyes” ButwhenChenShih-yintriestoexpoundthissongb
8、yanalyzingtheinconstancyofhumanrelationshipsandtheincomprehensiblehumanheart,hehastosay: “Whilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechest Turnbeggars,scornedbyallanddispossessed” Theconclusionisth
