‘金钱不能买到快乐’英语辩论资料

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.結尾Ithinkthatmoneyisessentialtolifeandwecannotdowithoutmoney.Buteventhoughmoneyisnecessarytolife,itcan’tbuyhappiness.Happinessisnotsomethingthatcanbemeasuredbymoney.Itisastateofmind.Onecanhaveplentyofmoney,withwhichhecanbuywhateverhewants,andatthesametimeheisnothappybecauseheisneversatisfiedorheistroubledbyvariouskindsofproblems.Therefore,althoughmoneyisnecessaryforahappylife,itcan’tbuyhappiness.Q:1.金钱很重要,但金钱绝不是一切.有许多东西是我们用金钱买不到的.金钱值多少钱?健康,真爱,智慧,它们又值多少?我敢打赌没有人能说得出来,因为它们是无价的.多少钱也无法买到时间,健康,真爱和智慧.这样,你还会认为金钱就是一切吗?

Moneyissomething.Butmoneyisnoteverything.Therearemanypreciousthingsthatwecan’tbuywithmoney.Howmuchdoestimecost?Andhowmuchishealth?Truelove?Wisdom?Ibetnooneknows.Theyarepriceless.Moneycanbuynoneofthem.Sowouldyoustillthinkthatmoneyiseverything?2.Moneycanbuyaposition,butcanyoubuyrespect?Moneycanbuyblood,butcanyoubuylife?Moneycanbuycompanions,butcanyoubuyfriends?Moneycanbuysex,butcanyoubutlove?Ifmoneycanbuyhappiness,canyoutellmewhywecannotbuythem?3.钱，一个所有人都在追求的东西。过去人们常说：有了钱就等于有了一切。但是有了钱真的就可以得到一切吗？我并不这样想。钱确实很重要，可是钱并不是万能的。我们可以设想一下，如果我们被放在一个荒岛上，没有食物，没有交通，没有通讯，没有人群，没有一切。在此时此刻你还需要支票吗？Moneyispursuedbyeveryone.Inthepastpeoplealwayssaidthatifyouhavemoney,youhaveeverything.Butisittrue?Idon'tthinkso.Moneyisimportant,butnotomnipotent.Wecanimagine:wearetrappedinadesolateisland.Nofood,notransportation,nocommunication,nopeople,nothingisthere.Inthismoment,doyouthinkyoureallyneedacheck?4.Thereisanoldsayinggoesthat“Timeisgoldanditisdifficultforonetousegoldto此外，如果一个人一心追求财富并沉溺于奢侈的生活，他就会失去理智、误入岐途。例如,甚至还有一些政府官员利用他们的职位向求助者索贿。显然，如果我们不能正确对待财富的话，它也可能给我们带来灾难。依我看,无论如何我们也不能把财富和幸福等同起来。我还认为人们永远也不应该只依仗财富去获得幸福。Besides,apersonmaylosehisreasonandgoastrayifheintendsonlytoseekwealthandindulgeshimselfinleadingaluxuriouslife.Forexample,therearesomegovernmentofficialswhotakeadvantageoftheirpositionstotakebribesfromthepeopleturningtothemforhelp.Obviously,wealthmaybringusdisastersifwedon’ttakeaproperattitudetoit.Inmyopinion,onnoaccountcanweequatehappinesswithwealth.Ialsobelievethatoneshouldneverreckononlyonwealthtoachievehappiness.现在的人们因为把钱看的太重，所以失去了很多东西，甚至生命。俗话说“人为财死，鸟为食亡”，人们的很多烦恼都是因为金钱而来的。钱能买到权利，但买不到别人的尊重。钱能买到房子，但买不到家庭。钱能买到整个迪士尼，但它买不来真正的快乐。Nowmanypeoplehavelostalot,eventheirlivesbecausetheycaretoomuchformoney.Thereisasayinggoesthat"Amanwilldieformoney,likeabirddiesforfood."Moneybringsmuchtroubletopeople.Itcanbuyrights,butnotrespect;itcanbuyahouse,butnotafamily;itcanbuythewholeDisneyLand,butnotrealhappiness.

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

1.我们很多人都梦想拥有万贯钱财来满足自身欲望。我们会买乐透彩券、参加比赛或付出很多时间发展事业或投资股市。我们深信一旦我们有很多钱，就会很开心，但真的会吗？

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

2.虽然有“一些”钱的确会影响我们的快乐程度，拥有“很多”钱则不然。在美国，年薪为2万~5万美元的人比较可能感到快乐。

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

3.但薪水超过5万美元后，快乐程度会不随着薪水增多而升高。此话怎讲？原因是我们永远不会满足。安默斯特学院心理学教授凯萨琳•珊德森说：“我们总是以为只要我们的钱再多一点，我们就会比较快乐，但是当我们走到那一步，我们却不快乐。”4.'Themoreyoumake,themoreyouwant.Themoreyouhave,thelessitbringsyoujoy,"saysDanielGilbert,apsychologyprofessoratHarvard."Weincorrectlyassumewe'llgetmorepleasurefrommore,andwedon't."

4.“你赚得越多，欲望就越多。你拥有的越多，得到的喜悦就越少。”哈佛大学心理学教授丹尼尔•吉尔勃特说：“我们误以为我们会因为拥有越多而更快乐，其实不会。”5.Thethingsmoneycanbuydon'tmakeyouhappyeither.Alotofresearchsuggeststhatyouwon'tfindthe"goodlife"buyingexpensive"toys."YoufinallybuythatBMWyou'vealwayswantedanditsoonlosesitsappeal.Then,insteadofwonderingifanewcariswhatreallymakesyouhappy,youdecideyoujustneedadifferentnewcar.It'sanendlesscycle.

5.能用金钱买到的东西也不会让你开心。很多研究显示你不会因为买了昂贵的“玩具”而得到“美满人生”。你终于买的梦寐以求的宝马汽车，它很快就丧失了吸引力，然后你不思考一部新车是否真能令你快乐，你认定自己只要再买一部新车就好了，这种循环没完没了。

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

6.为了要真正的快乐，首先你必须了解什么让你快乐。快乐的一个秘诀在于人。一些调查报告发现人与人彼此需要。拥有五个或更多亲密朋友的人自认“非常快乐”的机会高出他人50%。美满的人际关系对能否快乐的影响程度远胜于薪水大幅调升。安德鲁•奥斯瓦德是英国华威大学的经济学家，他说：“如果你在寻觅幸福人生，找一个合适的配偶吧，而不是想办法赚两倍的薪水。”7.Soinvestyourtimeandenergyinpeople.Thepayoffismuchbiggerintermsofhappiness!

7.所以把时间和精力投资在人身上吧，就快乐而言，回报会更大！-FranklinRooseveltsaid‘’Happinessliesnotinthemerepossessionofmoney,itliesinthejoyofachievement,inthethrillofcreativeeffort.’’幸福不在于拥有金钱，而在于获得成就时的快乐以及产生创造力时的惊喜。--罗斯福Thereisaboyaround7yearsoldandownalotofmoney.Hecanwaitonhandandfood,travelanywhereanddoitanywayhelike.Butthinkcarefully,hewillbecomelazyandneverfeeltherejoicingofsuccess.Althoughheisamillionairebutheneverknewthemeaningoflife,needlesstosayhappiness.如果你--一个七、八岁的孩子，拥有着几十万的美金。可以雇佣保姆、管家以及上百的仆人，过着衣来伸手、饭来张口的逍遥生活。可以到最美最美的地方去旅游，开小车、乘飞机……爱怎么过就怎么过。可又仔细想想那又会怎么着：金钱毕竟买不来友情，难得有知心朋友来与你聊聊天，说悄悄话。你玩不了"老鹰捉小鸡"的游戏，你捉不了迷藏。钱买不来同龄人所应享受到的快乐。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.

不管怎样，金钱不仅能带给我们快乐，而且也能给我们带来不幸。如果金钱给人们带来的不是真正的幸福，金钱就失去了自身的价值。我们必须清楚地认识到，金钱并不意味着一切。

钱能给我们带来什么

当今越来越多的人希望得到更多的钱。他们认为金钱就是一切。他们说：“有钱能使鬼推磨。”如果他们有很多钱，他们会梦想成真，过着一种幸福的生活，有好房子住，拥有名牌汽车等。总之，他们用金钱能做到他们喜欢做的一切。他们能得到他们想要的所有东西。

当然，从某种意义上来讲，金钱对大家都很重要。没有钱，我们没法办事，甚至无法生活下去，但是，应该认识到金钱并不能带给人一切。金钱能买到许多东西，但买不到知识，也买不到宝贵的时间，真正的爱情等。这些都是世界上最宝贵的东西。如果一个人没有知识、没有时间、没有爱，纵然再有钱，他也是贫穷的。不是所有的人都能变成富翁。为了弄到更多的钱，有些人甚至违反法律，偷、抢、骗或做别的坏事。最后他们会受到惩罚。

例子MoneyDoesNotEnsureHappinessResearchershavefoundtheassociationbetweenalargerincomeandhappinessisgreatlyexaggeratedandismostlyfantasy.研究者发现，人们对于高收入和快乐之间的联系其实是过于夸大了，并幻想收入高了就会更快乐。InastudytobepublishedintheJune30issueofScience,scientistsfoundthattheroleofincomeislesssignificantthanpredictedandthatpeoplewithhigherincomesdonotnecessarilyspendmoretimeinmoreenjoyableways.在六月三十日的《科学》杂志中发表的一项研究中表明：令我们快乐的所有因素中，收入没有我们预想的那么重要，那些高收入的人往往不能花更多的时间享受快乐。Peoplesurveyedabouttheirownhappinessandthatofotherswithvaryingincomestendedtooverstatetheimpactofincomeonwell-being,accordingtothenewstudy.根据新的研究表明，接受调查的人以及不同收入水平的人都会夸大收入对他们快乐的影响能力。TwoPrincetonprofessors,economistAlanB.KruegerandpsychologistandNobellaureateDanielKahneman,collaboratedwithcolleaguesfromthreeotheruniversitiesonthestudy,beingpublishedintheJune30issueofScience.Thenewfindingsbuildontheireffortstodevelopalternativemethodsofgaugingthewell-beingofindividualsandofsociety.两位普林斯顿教授，经济学家AlanB.Krueger和心理学家、诺贝尔奖得主DanielKahneman和来自另