‘金錢不能買到快樂’英語辯論資料

PAGE4開頭Canmoneybuyhappiness?Variouspeoplehavevariousanswers.Somepeoplethinkthatmoneyisthesourceofhappiness.Withmoney,onecanbuywhateverheenjoys.Withmoney,onecandowhateverhelikes.So,intheirminds,moneycanbringcomfort,security,andsoon.Money,astheythink,isthesourceofhappiness.Buttherearestillalotofotherswhothinkthatmoneyistherootofallevil.Moneydrivespeopletosteal,torob,andtobreakthelaw.Alotofpeoplebecamecriminalsjustbecausetheywereinsearchofmoney.AndintheWesterncountries,thereisnothingthatcan’tbeboughtbymoney.Manypeoplelosetheirownliveswhenhuntingit.結(jié)尾Ithinkthatmoneyisessentialtolifeandwecannotdowithoutmoney.Buteventhoughmoneyisnecessarytolife,itcan’tbuyhappiness.Happinessisnotsomethingthatcanbemeasuredbymoney.Itisastateofmind.Onecanhaveplentyofmoney,withwhichhecanbuywhateverhewants,andatthesametimeheisnothappybecauseheisneversatisfiedorheistroubledbyvariouskindsofproblems.Therefore,althoughmoneyisnecessaryforahappylife,itcan’tbuyhappiness.Q:1.金錢很重要,但金錢絕不是一切.有許多東西是我們用金錢買不到的.金錢值多少錢?健康,真愛,智慧,它們又值多少?我敢打賭沒有人能說得出來,因?yàn)樗鼈兪菬o價(jià)的.多少錢也無法買到時(shí)間,健康,真愛和智慧.這樣,你還會(huì)認(rèn)為金錢就是一切嗎?

Moneyissomething.Butmoneyisnoteverything.Therearemanypreciousthingsthatwecan’tbuywithmoney.Howmuchdoestimecost?Andhowmuchishealth?Truelove?Wisdom?Ibetnooneknows.Theyarepriceless.Moneycanbuynoneofthem.Sowouldyoustillthinkthatmoneyiseverything?2.Moneycanbuyaposition,butcanyoubuyrespect?Moneycanbuyblood,butcanyoubuylife?Moneycanbuycompanions,butcanyoubuyfriends?Moneycanbuysex,butcanyoubutlove?Ifmoneycanbuyhappiness,canyoutellmewhywecannotbuythem?3.錢，一個(gè)所有人都在追求的東西。過去人們常說：有了錢就等于有了一切。但是有了錢真的就可以得到一切嗎？我并不這樣想。錢確實(shí)很重要，可是錢并不是萬能的。我們可以設(shè)想一下，如果我們被放在一個(gè)荒島上，沒有食物，沒有交通，沒有通訊，沒有人群，沒有一切。在此時(shí)此刻你還需要支票嗎？Moneyispursuedbyeveryone.Inthepastpeoplealwayssaidthatifyouhavemoney,youhaveeverything.Butisittrue?Idon'tthinkso.Moneyisimportant,butnotomnipotent.Wecanimagine:wearetrappedinadesolateisland.Nofood,notransportation,nocommunication,nopeople,nothingisthere.Inthismoment,doyouthinkyoureallyneedacheck?4.Thereisanoldsayinggoesthat“Timeisgoldanditisdifficultforonetousegoldto此外，如果一個(gè)人一心追求財(cái)富并沉溺于奢侈的生活，他就會(huì)失去理智、誤入岐途。例如,甚至還有一些政府官員利用他們的職位向求助者索賄。顯然，如果我們不能正確對(duì)待財(cái)富的話，它也可能給我們帶來災(zāi)難。依我看,無論如何我們也不能把財(cái)富和幸福等同起來。我還認(rèn)為人們永遠(yuǎn)也不應(yīng)該只依仗財(cái)富去獲得幸福。Besides,apersonmaylosehisreasonandgoastrayifheintendsonlytoseekwealthandindulgeshimselfinleadingaluxuriouslife.Forexample,therearesomegovernmentofficialswhotakeadvantageoftheirpositionstotakebribesfromthepeopleturningtothemforhelp.Obviously,wealthmaybringusdisastersifwedon’ttakeaproperattitudetoit.Inmyopinion,onnoaccountcanweequatehappinesswithwealth.Ialsobelievethatoneshouldneverreckononlyonwealthtoachievehappiness.現(xiàn)在的人們因?yàn)榘彦X看的太重，所以失去了很多東西，甚至生命。俗話說“人為財(cái)死，鳥為食亡”，人們的很多煩惱都是因?yàn)榻疱X而來的。錢能買到權(quán)利，但買不到別人的尊重。錢能買到房子，但買不到家庭。錢能買到整個(gè)迪士尼，但它買不來真正的快樂。Nowmanypeoplehavelostalot,eventheirlivesbecausetheycaretoomuchformoney.Thereisasayinggoesthat"Amanwilldieformoney,likeabirddiesforfood."Moneybringsmuchtroubletopeople.Itcanbuyrights,butnotrespect;itcanbuyahouse,butnotafamily;itcanbuythewholeDisneyLand,butnotrealhappiness.

1.Manyofusdreamofhavingthousandsandthousandsofdollarstospendonanythingwedesire.Webuylotterytickets,entercontestsorspendhoursbuildingabusinessorplayingthestockmarket.We'resurewhenwehaveplentyofmoney,wewillbehappy.Butwillwe?

1.我們很多人都?jí)粝霌碛腥f貫錢財(cái)來滿足自身欲望。我們會(huì)買樂透彩券、參加比賽或付出很多時(shí)間發(fā)展事業(yè)或投資股市。我們深信一旦我們有很多錢，就會(huì)很開心，但真的會(huì)嗎？

2.Whilehavingsomemoneydoeshaveanimpactonourlevelofhappiness,havingalotofmoneydocsnot.PeopleintheUnitedStateswhoseincomegoesfromUS$20,000ayeartoUS$50,000ayeararemorelikelytobehappy.

2.雖然有“一些”錢的確會(huì)影響我們的快樂程度，擁有“很多”錢則不然。在美國(guó)，年薪為2萬~5萬美元的人比較可能感到快樂。

3.ButafterUSS50.000,happinessdoesnotincreaseassalariesgoup.Whyisthat?It'sbecauseweareneversatisfied."Wealwaysthinkifwejusthadalittlemoremoney,we'dbehappier,"saysCatherineSanderson,apsychologyprofessoratAmherstCollege."Butwhenwegetthere,we'renot."

3.但薪水超過5萬美元后，快樂程度會(huì)不隨著薪水增多而升高。此話怎講？原因是我們永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)滿足。安默斯特學(xué)院心理學(xué)教授凱薩琳?珊德森說：“我們總是以為只要我們的錢再多一點(diǎn)，我們就會(huì)比較快樂，但是當(dāng)我們走到那一步，我們卻不快樂?！?.'Themoreyoumake,themoreyouwant.Themoreyouhave,thelessitbringsyoujoy,"saysDanielGilbert,apsychologyprofessoratHarvard."Weincorrectlyassumewe'llgetmorepleasurefrommore,andwedon't."

4.“你賺得越多，欲望就越多。你擁有的越多，得到的喜悅就越少?！惫鸫髮W(xué)心理學(xué)教授丹尼爾?吉爾勃特說：“我們誤以為我們會(huì)因?yàn)閾碛性蕉喽鞓罚鋵?shí)不會(huì)?！?.Thethingsmoneycanbuydon'tmakeyouhappyeither.Alotofresearchsuggeststhatyouwon'tfindthe"goodlife"buyingexpensive"toys."YoufinallybuythatBMWyou'vealwayswantedanditsoonlosesitsappeal.Then,insteadofwonderingifanewcariswhatreallymakesyouhappy,youdecideyoujustneedadifferentnewcar.It'sanendlesscycle.

5.能用金錢買到的東西也不會(huì)讓你開心。很多研究顯示你不會(huì)因?yàn)橘I了昂貴的“玩具”而得到“美滿人生”。你終于買的夢(mèng)寐以求的寶馬汽車，它很快就喪失了吸引力，然后你不思考一部新車是否真能令你快樂，你認(rèn)定自己只要再買一部新車就好了，這種循環(huán)沒完沒了。

6.Toreallybehappy,youneedtounderstandwhatmakesyouhappyinthefirstplace.Onesecretofhappiness:people.Surveyshavefoundthatpeopleneedpeople.Thosewhohavefiveormoreclosefriendsare50percentmorelikelytodescribethemselvesas"veryhappy."Goodrelationshipshaveafargreatereffectonhappinessthanlargeraisesinsalary.AndrewOswaldisaneconomistatEngland'sUniversityofWarwick.Hesays,"Ifyou'relookingforhappinessinlife,findtherighthusbandorwiferatherthantryingtodoubleyoursalary."

6.為了要真正的快樂，首先你必須了解什么讓你快樂?？鞓返囊粋€(gè)秘訣在于人。一些調(diào)查報(bào)告發(fā)現(xiàn)人與人彼此需要。擁有五個(gè)或更多親密朋友的人自認(rèn)“非?？鞓贰钡臋C(jī)會(huì)高出他人50%。美滿的人際關(guān)系對(duì)能否快樂的影響程度遠(yuǎn)勝于薪水大幅調(diào)升。安德魯?奧斯瓦德是英國(guó)華威大學(xué)的經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家，他說：“如果你在尋覓幸福人生，找一個(gè)合適的配偶吧，而不是想辦法賺兩倍的薪水?！?.Soinvestyourtimeandenergyinpeople.Thepayoffismuchbiggerintermsofhappiness!

7.所以把時(shí)間和精力投資在人身上吧，就快樂而言，回報(bào)會(huì)更大！-FranklinRooseveltsaid‘’Happinessliesnotinthemerepossessionofmoney,itliesinthejoyofachievement,inthethrillofcreativeeffort.’’幸福不在于擁有金錢，而在于獲得成就時(shí)的快樂以及產(chǎn)生創(chuàng)造力時(shí)的驚喜。--羅斯福Thereisaboyaround7yearsoldandownalotofmoney.Hecanwaitonhandandfood,travelanywhereanddoitanywayhelike.Butthinkcarefully,hewillbecomelazyandneverfeeltherejoicingofsuccess.Althoughheisamillionairebutheneverknewthemeaningoflife,needlesstosayhappiness.如果你--一個(gè)七、八歲的孩子，擁有著幾十萬的美金?？梢怨蛡虮Ｄ?、管家以及上百的仆人，過著衣來伸手、飯來張口的逍遙生活?？梢缘阶蠲雷蠲赖牡胤饺ヂ糜危_小車、乘飛機(jī)……愛怎么過就怎么過?？捎肿屑?xì)想想那又會(huì)怎么著：金錢畢竟買不來友情，難得有知心朋友來與你聊聊天，說悄悄話。你玩不了"老鷹捉小雞"的游戲，你捉不了迷藏。錢買不來同齡人所應(yīng)享受到的快樂。Inaway,ofcourse,moneyisreallyveryimportanttous'all.Withoutmoney,wecandonothingandcan'tliveon.Butwemustknowthatmoneycan'tbringuseverything.Withmoney,wecanbuymanythingsindeed,butwecan'tbuyknowledge,precioustime,trueloveandsoon.Thesearethemostpreciousthingsintheworld.Ifapersonhasnoneofthem,thoughhehasagreatdealofmoney,heisstillpoor.Notallpeoplecanbecomerich.Inordertogetmoremoney,somepeopleevenbreakthelaw,stealing,robbing,cheatingordoingsomethingwrong.Atlasttheygetpunishedandevensenttoprison.

However,moneycanbringusnotonlyhappinessbutalsomisery.Ifmoneydoesn'tbringpeoplerealhappiness,ithasnovalueitself.Wemustknowclearlythatmoneydoesn'tmeaneverything.

不管怎樣，金錢不僅能帶給我們快樂，而且也能給我們帶來不幸。如果金錢給人們帶來的不是真正的幸福，金錢就失去了自身的價(jià)值。我們必須清楚地認(rèn)識(shí)到，金錢并不意味著一切。

錢能給我們帶來什么

當(dāng)今越來越多的人希望得到更多的錢。他們認(rèn)為金錢就是一切。他們說：“有錢能使鬼推磨?！比绻麄冇泻芏噱X，他們會(huì)夢(mèng)想成真，過著一種幸福的生活，有好房子住，擁有名牌汽車等?？傊?，他們用金錢能做到他們喜歡做的一切。他們能得到他們想要的所有東西。

當(dāng)然，從某種意義上來講，金錢對(duì)大家都很重要。沒有錢，我們沒法辦事，甚至無法生活下去，但是，應(yīng)該認(rèn)識(shí)到金錢并不能帶給人一切。金錢能買到許多東西，但買不到知識(shí)，也買不到寶貴的時(shí)間，真正的愛情等。這些都是世界上最寶貴的東西。如果一個(gè)人沒有知識(shí)、沒有時(shí)間、沒有愛，縱然再有錢，他也是貧窮的。不是所有的人都能變成富翁。為了弄到更多的錢，有些人甚至違反法律，偷、搶、騙或做別的壞事。最后他們會(huì)受到懲罰。

例子MoneyDoesNotEnsureHappinessResearchershavefoundtheassociationbetweenalargerincomeandhappinessisgreatlyexaggeratedandismostlyfantasy.研究者發(fā)現(xiàn)，人們對(duì)于高收入和快樂之間的聯(lián)系其實(shí)是過于夸大了，并幻想收入高了就會(huì)更快樂。InastudytobepublishedintheJune30issueofScience,scientistsfoundthattheroleofincomeislesssignificantthanpredictedandthatpeoplewithhigherincomesdonotnecessarilyspendmoretimeinmoreenjoyableways.在六月三十日的《科學(xué)》雜志中發(fā)表的一項(xiàng)研究中表明：令我們快樂的所有因素中，收入沒有我們預(yù)想的那么重要，那些高收入的人往往不能花更多的時(shí)間享受快樂。Peoplesurveyedabouttheirownhappinessandthatofotherswithvaryingincomestendedtooverstatetheimpactofincomeonwell-being,accordingtothenewstudy.根據(jù)新的研究表明，接受調(diào)查的人以及不同收入水平的人都會(huì)夸大收入對(duì)他們快樂的影響能力。TwoPrincetonprofessors,economistAlanB.KruegerandpsychologistandNobellaureateDanielKahneman,collaboratedwithcolleaguesfromthreeotheruniversitiesonthestudy,beingpublishedintheJune30issueofScience.Thenewfindingsbuildontheireffortstodevelopalternativemethodsofgaugingthewell-beingofindividualsandofsociety.兩位普林斯頓教授，經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家AlanB.Krueger和心理學(xué)家、諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)得主DanielKahneman和來自另