英語演講稿《財富Wealth》四大財富演講稿

第18頁共18頁英語演講稿《財富Wealth》:四大財富演講稿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中文一說到財富，人們就會想到金錢，又會想到與錢有關(guān)的許多說法和觀念。比如：錢能通神。有錢能使鬼推磨。人為財死，鳥為食亡。窮在鬧市無人問，富在深山有遠親。人窮志短，馬瘦毛長。一分錢難倒英雄漢，等等。八十年代前，都是國營商店，明碼標(biāo)價，差一分真不賣給你，一分錢也確能難倒個英雄漢。那時有支應(yīng)運而生的歌曲是：我在馬路邊，揀到一分錢，交到警察叔叔手里邊。到了現(xiàn)在，一毛錢在地上，經(jīng)常沒有人再留意了。人們對錢的恭維，表現(xiàn)在許多方面。給公司或商店起名子，經(jīng)常是：豪門啤酒，富豪酒家，貴族商店，名門飯店等（個人連名字也是金滿，萬財之類）。過年了，要請財神，畫上印滿了金元寶。遇到百萬富翁過市，明知并不會給自己一分錢，仍會恭恭敬敬地迎送和瞻仰。英國電影《百萬英鎊》，揭露的淋漓盡致，百萬英鎊在手，允許賒欠，可以借貸，甚至?xí)徒o你錢物。雖然片尾主人公失去百萬英鎊仍能和女友相好，但如果沒有這個百萬英鎊，他們還是不能結(jié)識的。人們很難直接去結(jié)交一個叫花子?！都t樓夢》在好了歌里雖然抨擊了拜金主義者，說到：“世人都曉神仙好，只有金銀忘不了。終朝只恨聚無多，待到多時眼閉了?！钡谡缡侩[的注釋里談到世態(tài)炎涼，人心冷暖，又不得不說：“金滿箱，銀滿箱，轉(zhuǎn)眼乞丐人皆謗。”結(jié)論是：沒錢還是不行。人類積幾千年的文明，都不能否認(rèn)錢的作用，說明金錢的確是很重要的。無論對于個人，對于家庭，對于國家或民族，金錢都舉足輕重。不然，為什么小至看門人，大至總統(tǒng)都在拼命掙錢？為什么各國政府都要設(shè)財經(jīng)大臣，都要不斷地制定和修改財經(jīng)計劃？債權(quán)國和債務(wù)國是多么的不同？美國所以橫行國際，不就是財大氣粗嗎？你可以人窮志不窮，但窮了有可能挨打。阿富汗雖然贏得了很多同情，但靠施舍過日子是艱難可知的。古往今來，國際國內(nèi)，一切腐敗的產(chǎn)生，都于金錢。人不管怎么粗俗，錢不管來路怎樣骯臟，都可能去買通、甚至買斷一些體面的官僚乃至知識分子。錢的作用還不夠大嗎？（比如美國的安然公司破產(chǎn)案）世上也有許多的人或團體，自謂是看破紅塵的，當(dāng)然也應(yīng)該看輕了錢，如一些教派。但不解的是，他們也在聚錢。或為了重修廟宇，或為了再塑金身，總有個名目。他們不自己生產(chǎn)，只能是由善男信女們捐贈了。有時，捐贈與否和捐贈多少，竟是你誠信度的標(biāo)志。出家人也在意錢嗎？是的。更何況，現(xiàn)在許多僧眾已經(jīng)是帶薪修行了。我們生在一個物質(zhì)的世界，要否定錢、或說財富的作用是很難的。吃飯要錢、穿衣要錢、上學(xué)要錢、看病要錢、住房要錢、坐車要錢，不要錢的地方很少，。我們現(xiàn)在能夠討論的不是錢重不重要，而只是錢萬能嗎？財富是不是越多越幸福？我們說，錢不是萬能的，它有許多辦不了的事。比如秦始皇、還有許多帝王，他們都想長生不老。他們富有天下，他們可以用一切可能的手段去求取長生不老藥，但他們都無法擺脫“荒冢一堆草沒了”的結(jié)局。許多偉人們患了絕癥，盡管可以動用一切醫(yī)療手段，他們還是經(jīng)歷著跟常人一樣的痛苦，甚至得到與常人們一樣的歸宿。富人、窮人、偉人、平常人，都來去赤條條。黃世仁雖有錢，喜兒并不買賬，寧愿躲到深山當(dāng)白毛女。王寶釧寧住寒窯，也不放棄與薛仁貴的婚姻。清順治帝雖富有天下，竟能因一愛妃去世而看空一切、并步入僧門。（傳說也無妨）許多感情的事，是金錢買不動的。梁山伯與祝英臺的故事流傳千古，正是人們對于這一觀點的認(rèn)同。很富有的人，也有很多憂慮。怕被偷盜，怕被綁票，有時還要雇保鏢。怕把孩子寵壞，又怕身后遺產(chǎn)分配不均，造成家人不和。不投資怕貶值，投資了怕破產(chǎn)。哪有那么多快活？錢多少為夠？沒有止境。少到一文不名，討飯吃也可以過活?，F(xiàn)在甚至有乞討成萬元戶的。多到億萬富翁的，一頓飯也不過三兩小菜。碰上個海鮮過敏、魚肉生膩的人，甚至可能只要兩碟咸菜下飯。對于金錢，人們是又看得開，又看不開。理論上往往看得開，實踐又常常看不開。談別人，看得開；到自己，又看不開。也有當(dāng)時看不開，事后看得開的。因為當(dāng)局者迷嘛，事到臨頭看不開的較