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1、Themillionpoundnote----moneyworship张苗苗20112387何娜20112347王莹莹20112387BriefIntroductionofthecontentThisstorytellsaboutapoorbuthonestAmericanAdamHenry.WhenhewaswanderinginthestreetofLondon,hewasgivenbytwobillionairesaletter,inwhichhesurprisedlyfounda￡1,000,00
2、0poundbank-note.Laterhegottoknowthatthetwobillionaireswhowerebrothershadmadeabetabouttheresultsafterhegotaonemillion-poundnoteatonce.Oneofthemthoughtthenotewoundcountfornothingtothepoormanbecausehecouldnotprovethatthemoneywashisownwhiletheotherconsideredj
3、ustastheopposite.Dramatically,theplotwentjustoutofmyexpectation.Herrywenttoarestauranttohavedinnerfirst.ThemanagerwasmeantohimatthebeginningbuthisattitudechangedquicklywhenHerrytookoutthenoteandaskedforchange.Facedwithamillionaire,themanagerapologizedagai
4、nandagainandobsequiouslytoldHerrythathedidn’tneedtopayforthebillrightnow.SoHerrymanagedtohaveafreedinner.Thensimilarly,Herrywenttoaclothingshopandgotasuitofclothescostinghimnothing.Liketheplotabove,peoplearecuriousofsucharichmanandtriedeverymeanstocozyupt
5、ohim,fromfreefood，freeclothestofreeaccommodation.Atthesametime,hissocialstatuswasbecominghigherandhigherandfinallyhigherthanmostdukes.Apartfromthat,helatergotabeautifulwifeand200,000poundsofbankinterest.people’sridiculousactionsbeforeonemillionpounds,vivi
6、d,funny,ironicandhumorous,whichformsaCaricature.Wecanimagineabrightfuturewaswaitingforhim.Thewritingstyleofthisstoryissohumorous.MarkTwainusedhyperboledescribinghowourherodefeatedsnobbishnessrepeatedly.WhatIappreciatemostisthedetaileddescriptionofdifferen
7、t.Intermsofthetheme,itisapparentthattheauthorwantedtodenouncetheoverflowingmammonisminthesociety.拜金主义moneyworship所谓拜金主义，就是盲目崇拜金钱、把金钱价值看作最高价值、一切价值都要服从于金钱价值的思想观念和行为。其实拜金主义是人们的一种人生观和价值观。具体说它有这样一些表现：一、把金钱作为人生的最高追求。人也成了金钱的奴隶，并且在金钱驱使下行动。二、不择手段去牟取金钱为牟取金钱。三、把金钱作为
8、衡量人生价值的尺度。认为准有钱谁就有价值住的钱越多谁的价值就越大。恩格斯曾经指出：在资本主义社会,：“金钱确定人的价值。这个人值一万英镑,就是说他拥有这一笔钱。谁有钱,谁就值得尊敬，就属于上等人,就有势力”。拜金主义产生的根源拜金主义的蔓延，既有思想根源，也有社会历史根源。拜金主义拜金主义的产生，与中国的封建文化的长期影响有关。总体来看，中国传统文化的主流是鄙视利益、耻于金钱的。在义与利的取舍上，总是以义为先，崇尚舍生取义、杀
