英语演讲稿《财富Wealth》四大财富演讲稿

第18页共18页英语演讲稿《财富Wealth》:四大财富演讲稿Inthe1980"s,allshopswerestate-ownedwithmarkedprices.Youcouldn"tbuywhatyouwantedwithevenonecentshort,soonecentcouldindeedembarrassahero.Apopularsongatthattimestarted“Ipickeduponecentattheroadside,andIhandeditovertothepoliceman...”Butnownoonecarestopickitupevenifitweretencents.People"sreverenceformoneyise____pressedinvariedways.Thenamesofpaniesorstoresareoften“BeerofWealthandHonor”,“RestaurantofWealthandRank”“StoreoftheAristocrats”“HotelofFameandPrestige”etc.(evensomepeople"snameshavethemeaningsof“fullofgold”or“greatfortune”).AtNewYear"stime,thegodofwealthisworshipedandthepictureofthegodiscoveredwithsignsofmoney.Whenamillionaireiswalkinginthestreet,peoplewillshowtheirprofoundrespecteventhoughtheyknowverywellthattheycannotgetacentfromhim.TheEnglishfilm“theMillion-PoundNote”makesamostvividrevelationofthissituation.Withthemillionpoundnoteinhand,theherohastheprivilegetobuyoncredit,oronloanandisevenpresentedmoneyfromothers.It"sanidealizedendofthestorythattheheroisstilllovedbyhisgirlfriendev[]enafterhelosthismillion-poundnote.However,withoutthemillion-poundnote,theycouldn"thaveknowneachother.It"sverydifficultforpeopletomakefriendsdirectlywithbeggars.Thesongof“AllGoodThingsMustEnd”inADreamoftheRedMansionsattacksthemoneyworshipersbysaying:“AllmenlongtobeimmortalsyetsilverandgoldtheyprizeAndgrubformoneyalltheirlivesTilldeathsealsuptheireyes”ButwhenChenShih-yintriestoe____poundthissongbyanalyzingtheinconstancyofhumanrelationshipsandtheinprehensiblehumanheart,hehastosay:“WhilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechestTurnbeggars,scornedbyallanddispossessed”Theconclusionisthatitdoesn"tworkwithoutmoney.Inspiteofthehumancivilizationsoverthousandsofyears,peoplecannotdenythefunctionofmoney.Thisshowshowimportantmoneyis.Moneyplaysadecisiveroletoindividuals,tofamiliesandeventocountriesornationalities.Otherwise,whyiseveryone,fromdoorkeeperstopresidents,tryingtoearnasmuchaspossible?WhydoeseverycountryneedChancellorsoftheE____chequer,whokeepformulatingandrevisingfinanciallawsandregulations?Howdifferentitistobeacreditornationandadebtornation!TheUnitedStatesisplayingthetyrantjustbecauseitiswealthyenough.Apoormanmaycherishloftyaspirations,butwillprobablybebeatenbecauseofhispoverty.TheAfghanistanmayhavewonalotofsympathy,buthowdifficultitwouldbetolivesolelyoncharity.Ofallagesandineverycountry,allkindsofcorruptionstemfrommoney.Nomatterhowroughthemanis,andinwhatdespicablewayheearnedthemoney,hecangreasethepalmsoforbuyoversomeverydecentofficialsorevenintellectuals.Canyouseehowcrucialarolemoneyisplaying?(Acaseinpointisthebankruptofthepany)Somepeopleororganizationslikesomereligiousgroupsclaimthattheyhaveseenthroughthehumanvanityandcantakemoneylightly,buttopeople"spuzzlement,theyarealsoaccumulatingmoney,eithertorenovatethetemples,ortoregildBuddha"sstatues,inwhateverprete____ts.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.Fore____le,manyemperorslikeQinShihuanglongedforeli____irs.Aswealthyastheywere,andasmightyastheyweretotakeeverymeasuretosearchforlonglifemedicine,theystillcouldnotavoidthesaddenouementthat“theirgravesareacoveredwithweeds”.Manygreatmensufferedfromfatalillness.Eventhoughtheyweretreatedwiththebestmedicalmeans,theyhadtosufferasmuchastheordinarypeople,andmetwiththesameinescapablefate.Richorpoor,greatorordinary,weeandgowithnothingbelongingtous.EmperorShunzhioftheQingDynastyownedthewholecountry,butjustbecauseofthedeathhisbelovedconcubine,heeventuallybecamedisillusionedwiththisworldandspenttherestoflifeinthetempleasamonk(it"sallrightevenifitisalegend).Manylovestoriescanneverbeboughtwithmoney.Theever-lastingfolktaleofLiangShanboandZhuYingtaishowspeople"sidentificationwiththispointofview.Howmuchisenough?Nolimitation.Aspoorasbeggarswithoutapenny,theycanmakealivingbybegging.It"ssaidthatsomehavebeemillionairesthroughbegging.Aswealthyasabillionaire,theycanonlyenjoyacoupleofdisheseachmeal.Ifsomeoneisallergictoseafood,ortiredofrichdishes,hemayenjoythepickledvegetablesjustasmuch.Everythinghasalimit,sodoesmoney.Weshouldconformtothecourseofthenatureinsteadofgoingoutofourwaytograspit.Weshouldspendaccordingtoourine.Therichmayenjoymuchmorelu____uriesbutnolessworriesthanthepoor.Theonlydifferenceisthecontentandformofworries.Thehighertheineis,thebiggerthee____penditureis.Theworldfamousbo____ersmayearnmillionsofdollarsforonegame,butoftenfindthemselvesdeepindebt.Withanannualsalaryashighastensofthousandsofdollars,theformerPresidentoftheUnitedStatesBillClintonranintodebtsbecauseoflawsuit,andhadtothrowoffhisairstoearnmoneyineverymean.However,themonthlyineofsomeoftheChinesefamiliesisnomorethanafewhundredYuanwhileleadingalifewithenjoyment.Happinessdoesn"tnecessarilyrelyonmoney.AccordingtothewesternfabletheGoldTouch,akingwasveryfondofgoldandprayedtoGodformoregoldeveryday.Toteachhimalesson,GodimpartedtheGoldTouchtohim.Fromthenon,whateverhetouchedturnedintogold,includingbread,milk,flowers,andevenhisbeloveddaughter.Hecouldn"teatgold,ofcourse,norcouldhelosehisdaughter.Intheend,herepentedhissin,pleadedGodtotaketheGoldTouchbackandwentbacktohisformerhappylifeagain.Thisstoryisalittlee____aggerated,butatthesametimeittoldusvividlythatwealthandhappinessarenotsynonym.What"smore,nomatterhowmuchmoneyyouhave,youcan"tspenditall.Wealthitselfisneutral,butitacquiresadouble-attributebecauseofthedifferenceofitsowner.Kindpeopleuseitforcharities,whilewickedpeoplemayuseittomakegunsandcannonsforkilling.Thereforewealthcanbetheoriginofbothgoodandevil.God(ifhereallye____ists),canyoumakethekindricherandtheevilliveinpoverty?Wealthalwaysremindspeopleofmoney,land,houses,andcars,etc.whichareallmaterial.Infact,wealthhastwoaspects:materialandspiritual.Peoplepaymoreattentiontomaterialwealth,whichistangibleandalsolimited.Fore____le,acakecanbequicklyeatenup,andabigsumofmoneycanbespent.However,spiritualwealthisdifferent,sinceitisintangibleandunlimited.Fore____le,akindofphilosophy,concept,spirit,aplan,astrategy,orainnovationishardtoestimateitsvalue.Chairman"sMao"sthoughthadarousedmillionsofpeople,andwithanoverwhelmingandirresistiblemomentum,hisstrategyof“encirclethecityfromthecountry”defeatedfirsttheJapaneseinvadersandthenJiangKai-shek"sarmyofeightmillion.Deng____iaoping"sprincipleof“reformandopeningup”ledChinaoutofthetrapofpoverty.Thecurrentfinancialpolicyandthegeneralplanof“”havekepttheChinesecurrencyRMBfromdevaluatingduringtheAsianeconomiccrisisandkeptournationaleconomyata7%growthrateintheunstablemacroenvironmentofworld-wideeconomiccrisis.Anenterprisecangrowbiggerandbiggerlikeasnowball,butinthemeantime,itcangobankruptinstantlylikeadeflatedballoon,alldependingonwhethertheoperatingstrategyandspecificmeasuresareappropriate.Justastheoldsayinggoes:Aslongasthelineisright,thefutureisbright.Long-termdevelopmentdoesn"tdependongoodluck.Thereforewebelievethatspirituallyrichisreallyrich,andspiritualwealthisthebiggestwealth.Judgingaman,weshouldseewhetherhehasthewisdomwhilejudginganenterprise,weshouldseewhetheritsstrategiesandmeasuresareinaccordancewiththehistoricaltrends.Nevertrustbeautifulillusionslikethemooninthewaterandflowersreflectedinamirrorthatwillnotlastlong.Wedon"tadvocatebeggarism,sowearenotafraidofwealth,butupholdwealth.However,weshouldacquirewealthinaproperway,andthinkmoreaboutthefuture.Weshouldnotforsakegoodforthesakeofgold,norshouldwebenefitourselvesatthee____pensesofothers.Whatweshoulddoistoenjoyourownshareatthemonwealthofthehumanbeings.Wealthisnotabsolute.Agreatmanmayasrichasowningthewholeworld,atthesametime,hemayalsoaspooraspenniless.Therefore,aslongaswearenotspirituallypoor,itisallrightevenifwearenotrichmanforthewholelife.Beingpoorisnotbecausesomeoneispenniless,butmainlybecauseofthelonelymiseryinhisinnerworld.Theyaregreen-eyed,becausetheyareneversatisfiedwithwhattheyhave,butarealwaysjealousofpeoplewhoaresuccessfulorwhoearnhighersalaries.Theyneverlookatotherpeople"sdevotionsandcontributions,butwiththeirhabitofjealousytheyalwaysfeelpoorandunfortable.Itismoredifficulttosolveinternalpoverty.Supposewecanlookbackatthepastwiththeconceptofwealth,howcanwestaypoor?Wemaywellsaythatwealthliesinyourheartandweshouldknowhowtotreasureit.TranslatedbyZhangBaodanJune20,20________4中文一说到财富，人们就会想到金钱，又会想到与钱有关的许多说法和观念。比如：钱能通神。有钱能使鬼推磨。人为财死，鸟为食亡。穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲。人穷志短，马瘦毛长。一分钱难倒英雄汉，等等。八十年代前，都是国营商店，明码标价，差一分真不卖给你，一分钱也确能难倒个英雄汉。那时有支应运而生的歌曲是：我在马路边，拣到一分钱，交到警察叔叔手里边。到了现在，一毛钱在地上，经常没有人再留意了。人们对钱的恭维，表现在许多方面。给公司或商店起名子，经常是：豪门啤酒，富豪酒家，贵族商店，名门饭店等（个人连名字也是金满，万财之类）。过年了，要请财神，画上印满了金元宝。遇到百万富翁过市，明知并不会给自己一分钱，仍会恭恭敬敬地迎送和瞻仰。英国电影《百万英镑》，揭露的淋漓尽致，百万英镑在手，允许赊欠，可以借贷，甚至会送给你钱物。虽然片尾主人公失去百万英镑仍能和女友相好，但如果没有这个百万英镑，他们还是不能结识的。人们很难直接去结交一个叫花子。《红楼梦》在好了歌里虽然抨击了拜金主义者，说到：“世人都晓神仙好，只有金银忘不了。终朝只恨聚无多，待到多时眼闭了。”但在甄士隐的注释里谈到世态炎凉，人心冷暖，又不得不说：“金满箱，银满箱，转眼乞丐人皆谤。”结论是：没钱还是不行。人类积几千年的文明，都不能否认钱的作用，说明金钱的确是很重要的。无论对于个人，对于家庭，对于国家或民族，金钱都举足轻重。不然，为什么小至看门人，大至总统都在拼命挣钱？为什么各国政府都要设财经大臣，都要不断地制定和修改财经计划？债权国和债务国是多么的不同？美国所以横行国际，不就是财大气粗吗？你可以人穷志不穷，但穷了有可能挨打。阿富汗虽然赢得了很多同情，但靠施舍过日子是艰难可知的。古往今来，国际国内，一切腐败的产生，都于金钱。人不管怎么粗俗，钱不管来路怎样肮脏，都可能去买通、甚至买断一些体面的官僚乃至知识分子。钱的作用还不够大吗？（比如美国的安然公司破产案）世上也有许多的人或团体，自谓是看破红尘的，当然也应该看轻了钱，如一些教派。但不解的是，他们也在聚钱。或为了重修庙宇，或为了再塑金身，总有个名目。他们不自己生产，只能是由善男信女们捐赠了。有时，捐赠与否和捐赠多少，竟是你诚信度的标志。出家人也在意钱吗？是的。更何况，现在许多僧众已经是带薪修行了。我们生在一个物质的世界，要否定钱、或说财富的作用是很难的。吃饭要钱、穿衣要钱、上学要钱、看病要钱、住房要钱、坐车要钱，不要钱的地方很少，。我们现在能够讨论的不是钱重不重要，而只是钱万能吗？财富是不是越多越幸福？我们说，钱不是万能的，它有许多办不了的事。比如秦始皇、还有许多帝王，他们都想长生不老。他们富有天下，他们可以用一切可能的手段去求取长生不老药，但他们都无法摆脱“荒冢一堆草没了”的结局。许多伟人们患了绝症，尽管可以动用一切医疗手段，他们还是经历着跟常人一样的痛苦，甚至得到与常人们一样的归宿。富人、穷人、伟人、平常人，都来去赤条条。黄世仁虽有钱，喜儿并不买账，宁愿躲到深山当白毛女。王宝钏宁住寒窑，也不放弃与薛仁贵的婚姻。清顺治帝虽富有天下，竟能因一爱妃去世而看空一切、并步入僧门。（传说也无妨）许多感情的事，是金钱买不动的。梁山伯与祝英台的故事流传千古，正是人们对于这一观点的认同。很富有的人，也有很多忧虑。怕被偷盗，怕被绑票，有时还要雇保镖。怕把孩子宠坏，又怕身后遗产分配不均，造成家人不和。不投资怕贬值，投资了怕破产。哪有那么多快活？钱多少为够？没有止境。少到一文不名，讨饭吃也可以过活。现在甚至有乞讨成万元户的。多到亿万富翁的，一顿饭也不过三两小菜。碰上个海鲜过敏、鱼肉生腻的人，甚至可能只要两碟咸菜下饭。对于金钱，人们是又看得开，又看不开。理论上往往看得开，实践又常常看不开。谈别人，看得开；到自己，又看不开。也有当时看不开，事后看得开的。因为当局者迷嘛，事到临头看不开的较