英语演讲稿——wealth，财富.docx

英语演讲稿——wealth，财富

第一篇：英语演讲稿——wealth，财富thewordwealthalwaysremindspeopleofmoneyandthesayingsorconceptsrelatedtomoney.forexample,“moneytalks”;“moneymakestheghoststurnthemill”;“asbirdsdieforfood,somendieforwealth”;“thepoorhavenofriendseventhoughtheyliveinthenoisydowntown,whiletherichhaveremotekinsfolkeveniftheyliveinthedeepmountains”;“povertychillsambition”“onecentshortmayputaheroinanawkwardsituation”etc,etc..inthe1980’s,allshopswerestate-ownedwithmarkedprices.youcouldn’tbuywhatyouwantedwithevenonecentshort,soonecentcouldindeedembarrassahero.apopularsongatthattimestarted“ipickeduponecentattheroadside,andihandeditovertothepoliceman…”butnownoonecarestopickitupevenifitweretencents.people’sreverenceformoneyisexpressedinvariedways.thenamesofcompaniesorstoresareoften“beerofwealthandhonor”,“restaurantofwealthandrank”“storeofthearistocrats”“hoteloffameandprestige”etc.(evensomepeople’snameshavethemeaningsof“fullofgold”or“greatfortune”).atnewyear’stime,thegodofwealthisworshipedandthepictureofthegodiscoveredwithsignsofmoney.whenamillionaireiswalkinginthestreet,peoplewillshowtheirprofoundrespecteventhoughtheyknowverywellthattheycannotgetacentfromhim.theenglishfilm“themillion-poundnote”makesamostvividrevelationofthissituation.withthemillionpoundnoteinhand,theherohastheprivilegetobuyoncredit,oronloanandisevenpresentedmoneyfromothers.it’sanidealizedendofthestorythattheheroisstilllovedbyhisgirlfriendevenafterhelosthismillion-poundnote.however,withoutthemillion-poundnote,theycouldn’thaveknowneachother.it’sverydifficultforpeopletomakefriendsdirectlywithbeggars.thesongof“allgoodthingsmustend”inadreamoftheredmansionsattacksthemoneyworshipersbysaying:“allmenlongtobeimmortalsyetsilverandgoldtheyprizeandgrubformoneyalltheirlivestilldeathsealsuptheireyes”butwhenchenshih-yintriestoexpoundthissongbyanalyzingtheinconstancyofhumanrelationshipsandtheincomprehensiblehumanheart,hehastosay:“whilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechestturnbeggars,scornedbyallanddispossessed”theconclusionisthatitdoesn’tworkwitho