2021年英语演讲稿“财富”

英语演讲稿“财富”Thewordwealthalwaysremindspeopleofmoneyandthesayingsorconceptsrelatedtomoney.Forexample,moneytalks;moneymakestheghoststurnthemill;asbirdsdieforfood,somendieforwealth;thepoorhavenofriendseventhoughtheyliveinthenoisydowntown,whiletherichhaveremotekinsfolkeveniftheyliveinthedeepmountains;povertychillsambitiononecentshortmayputaheroinanawkwardsituationetc,etc..Inthe1980's,allshopswerestate-ownedwithmarkedprices.Youcouldn'tbuywhatyouwantedwithevenonecentshort,soonecentcouldindeedembarrassahero.ApopularsongatthattimestartedIpickeduponecentattheroadside,andIhandeditovertothepolicemanButnownoonecarestopickitupevenifitweretencents.People'sreverenceformoneyisexpressedinvariedways.ThenamesofcompaniesorstoresareoftenBeerofWealthandHonor,RestaurantofWealthandRankStoreoftheAristocratsHotelofFameandPrestigeetc.(evensomepeople'snameshavethemeaningsoffullofgoldorgreatfortune).AtNewYear'stime,thegodofwealthisworshipedandthepictureofthegodiscoveredwithsignsofmoney.Whenamillionaireiswalkinginthestreet,peoplewillshowtheirprofoundrespecteventhoughtheyknowverywellthattheycannotgetacentfromhim.TheEnglishfilmtheMillion-PoundNotemakesamostvividrevelationofthissituation.Withthemillionpoundnoteinhand,theherohastheprivilegetobuyoncredit,oronloanandisevenpresentedmoneyfromothers.It'sanidealizedendofthestorythattheheroisstilllovedbyhisgirlfriendevenafterhelosthismillion-poundnote.However,withoutthemillion-poundnote,theycouldn'thaveknowneachother.It'sverydifficultforpeopletomakefriendsdirectlywithbeggars.ThesongofAllGoodThingsMustEndinADreamoftheRedMansionsattacksthemoneyworshipersbysaying:AllmenlongtobeimmortalsyetsilverandgoldtheyprizeAndgrubformoneyalltheirlivesTilldeathsealsuptheireyesButwhenChenShih-yintriestoexpoundthissongbyanalyzingtheinconstancyofhumanrelationshipsandtheincomprehensiblehumanheart,hehastosay:WhilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechestTurnbeggars,scornedbyallanddispossessedTheconclusionisthatitdoesn'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,theystillcouldnotavoidthesaddenouementthattheirgravesareacoveredwithweeds.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;Fearingdevaluationiftheydo