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金钱不是万能的
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  • Needless1 to say, money is not very important, but very very important.

    Most of us have dreams about the future, dreams of having a good job and making much money. Surely someone has thought at times “If only I had a lot of money, I could be the happiest person in the world.” In fact it’s the main mistake that people make about money.

    However, is money the road to happiness? Not really! Many people work every day, work overtime2, work weekends to make a lot of money. Are they happy? No. They are too busy making money. Meanwhile, their personal lives, if they have any, fall apart. They have no time to form or to maintain friendship. They even lose the abilities to relax and to enjoy themselves. Enjoying means taking things, taking time to see, to hear, to taste, to smell, to feel. They do not take time to do this. They say: “I’ll do it when I have enough money to retire” then they find that it is too late.

    Why we usually make such a mistake and even more mistakes? Activists3 say it is because of money itself. They think money has changed many things. For example, they think money has changed our way to measure someone’s value in the society. They even regard money as the source of evil. Also, they hate money, but they are wrong, completely wrong.

    In my opinion, it is unfair to money. Money is a tool. Well, there’s no denying that we do something harmful with money. But we can’t say money is the source of evil. Just like a hammer, we can use a hammer to kill someone, but can we say a hammer is a devil? It is the same with money.

    Money is neither good nor bad itself. It is a mirror, a perfect and important mirror, and a mirror that reflects both the darkness and the brilliance4 of humanity5. In other words, all depend on us.

    So, my fellow students, ladies and gentlemen in the future, ask not what we can do for money, ask what money can do for us, ask what money can do to show the brilliance of humanity. Because, we have the future; we are the future.

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    1 needless [ˈni:dləs] 4Gzxj   第6级
    adj.不必,无须,不必要的,无用的
    参考例句:
    • Needless to say, I agree. 无须说,我是同意的。
    • It is needless to add that you are in want of a second. 你需要一个助手,那是不必说的。
    2 overtime [ˈəʊvətaɪm] aKqxn   第7级
    adj.超时的,加班的;adv.加班地
    参考例句:
    • They are working overtime to finish the work. 为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
    • He was paid for the overtime he worked. 他领到了加班费。
    3 activists ['æktɪvɪsts] 90fd83cc3f53a40df93866d9c91bcca4   第7级
    n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 )
    参考例句:
    • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
    • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    4 brilliance ['brɪlɪəns] 1svzs   第8级
    n.光辉,辉煌,壮丽,(卓越的)才华,才智
    参考例句:
    • I was totally amazed by the brilliance of her paintings. 她的绘画才能令我惊歎不已。
    • The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance. 华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。
    5 humanity [hju:ˈmænəti] Nc4xR   第6级
    n.人类,[总称]人(性),人道[pl.]人文学科
    参考例句:
    • Such an act is a disgrace to humanity. 这种行为是人类的耻辱。
    • We should treat animals with humanity. 我们应该以仁慈之心对待动物。

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