题目:
Many people believe that it is veryimportant to make large amounts of money, while others are satisfied to earn acomfortable living. Analyze each viewpoint and take a stand. Give specificreasons for your position. 许多人认为赚大量的钱是非常重要的,而另一些则满足于获得舒适的生活。不同人有不同的角度:分析每个观点和立场,站在你的角度给出具体原因。
范文:
Are you satisfied with the money you earncurrently? It's probable to hear the majority say "definitely no"while a small patch of people whispering "quite so". Indeed,different people hold completely different views on monetary matters,especially this one. What are the two attitudes anyway? An analysis of bothviewpoints may help us get a deeper perspective on the issue.
你是否满意你现在赚得钱?这个问题的答案,多数人可能说“绝对没有”而少数人则觉得满意。事实上,不同的人在货币问题上持有完全不同的观点,尤其是这一个问题。这两个不同的态度是什么呢?两种观点的分析可以帮助我们得到一个更深层次的角度看问题。
Let's turn to the majority first. It is nodenying that many people believe it is crucial to make large amounts of money,some of whom even set their life goals as such. It is not without reasons.After all, money provides us with better living conditions. Bigger houses,faster cars, better education, advanced computers, appealing traveldestinations or simply a nice meal all require the presence of money. Since thedevelopment in all aspects, from prototypes for a new cell phone to the latesteducational cruise to Alaska,never stops along its path for us to catch our breath, humans are constantlyrunning after these exponentially-growing achievements. Therefore, a desire toearn more money seems natural, in the pursuit of a better life.
让我们先分析多数派。不可否认,许多人认为关键是要赚大量的钱,他们中的一些人甚至设定他们的生活目标。这不是没有原因的。毕竟,钱给我们提供更好的生活条件。更快更大的房子,汽车,更好的教育、先进的电脑、有吸引力的旅游目的地或仅仅是一顿不错的饮食,都需要钱。从发展的所有方面来看,从最新的手机到最近期的阿拉斯加教育巡航,从未停止过他对我们的吸引。人类在不断追求这些指数级增长的成就。因此,想要赚更多的钱显得很自然,每个人都有权利去追求更好的生活。
What about those whisperers? Some peoplehold that they are satisfied to earn a comfortable living. Their life goals lienot in the money they earn, but in life itself. The quality of life, they hold,although sometimes inevitably connected with money, is based upon our attitudestoward life and how we enjoy life. Many people in this category cherish theinterpersonal relationships and spiritual pleasures in life more than materialgaining.
但是那又怎么样?仍然有人会满足于他们获得舒适的生活。他们的生活目标不在于他们挣到的钱,但在生活本身。生活质量,他们持有,尽管有时不可避免地与钱有关的,是基于我们对生活的态度,以及我们如何享受生活。许多人在这一类珍惜生活中的人际关系和精神的快乐超过材料的获得。
In my point of view, I prefer the latterchoice. Perhaps the biggest drawback to a money-pursuing life is that we are sobusy with making money that we spare no time in enjoying our life, whichbasically loses the meaning of all the money earned. Also, once mired inearning money, people have a vague idea about how much is "enough",thus propelled by the motivation to work harder and harder. There isessentially no end to earning money, which further deprives us of the right tostop and smell the roses. Take my family for example. We don't really carewhether we spend the night in a grand tour to Europe,or a simple meal at home. What really matters is how we communicate with eachother. I believe sharing each other's feelings is much more important as wellas meaningful than the extravagance bought.
在我看来,我更喜欢后者的选择。金钱生活也许最大的缺点是,我们忙于赚钱,我们在享受我们的生活,没有多余的时间去做其他事,基本上失去了所有的钱挣的意义。同时,一旦陷入赚钱,多少人一个模糊的想法是“足够”,因此动机所推动的工作越来越困难。基本上是没有挣钱,这进一步剥夺了我们的权利停下来闻闻玫瑰花香。以我的家庭为例。我们不关心我们是否在一个宏伟的欧洲之旅,过夜或一个简单的在家吃饭。真正重要的是我们如何彼此沟通。我认为分享彼此的感情是更重要的比购买的奢侈以及意义。
To sum up, I strongly agree that it isthrough the appreciation of life itself that we find the ultimate meaning ofearning money. Comfortable living is what we desire, after all.
总而言之,我强烈认为,正是通过生活本身的升值,我们发现赚钱的终极意义。舒适的生活是我们的愿望。