推荐阅读：wealth·-ò?￡o±±??ía1úó?′ó?§±±′÷oóíaó??à?μ?ùμ??±e￡3¤??±|μ¤thewordwealthalwaysremindspeopleofmoneyandthesayingsorconceptsrelatedtomoney.forexample,?°moneytalks?±;?°moneymakestheghoststurnthemill?±;?°asbirdsdief
wealth·-ò?￡o±±??ía1úó?′ó?§±±′÷oóíaó??à?μ?ùμ??±e￡3¤??±|μ¤thewordwealthalwaysremindspeopleofmoneyandthesayingsorconceptsrelatedtomoney.forexample,?°moneytalks?±;?°moneymakestheghoststurnthemill?±;?°asbirdsdieforfood,somendieforwealth?±;?°thepoorhavenofriendseventhoughtheyliveinthenoisydowntown,whiletherichhaveremotekinsfolkeveniftheyliveinthedeepmountains?±;?°povertychillsambition?±?°onecentshortmayputaheroinanawkwardsituation?±etc,etc..inthe1980's,allshopswerestate-ownedwithmarkedprices.youcouldn'tbuywhatyouwantedwithevenonecentshort,soonecentcouldindeedembarrassahero.apopularsongatthattimestarted?°ipickeduponecentattheroadside,andihandeditovertothepoliceman?-?±butnownoonecarestopickitupevenifitweretencents.people'sreverenceformoneyisexpressedinvariedways.thenamesofcompaniesorstoresareoften?°beerofwealthandhonor?±,?°restaurantofwealthandrank?±?°storeofthearistocrats?±?°hoteloffameandprestige?±etc.(evensomepeople'snameshavethemeaningsof?°fullofgold?±or?°greatfortune?±).atnewyear'stime,thegodofwealthisworshipedandthepictureofthegodiscoveredwithsignsofmoney.whenamillionaireiswalkinginthestreet,peoplewillshowtheirprofoundrespecteventhoughtheyknowverywellthattheycannotgetacentfromhim.theenglishfilm?°themillion-poundnote?±makesamostvividrevelationofthissituation.withthemillionpoundnoteinhand,theherohastheprivilegetobuyoncredit,oronloanandisevenpresentedmoneyfromothers.it'sanidealizedendofthestorythattheheroisstilllovedbyhisgirlfriendevenafterhelosthismillion-poundnote.however,withoutthemillion-poundnote,theycouldn'thaveknowneachother.it'sverydifficultforpeopletomakefriendsdirectlywithbeggars.thesongof?°allgoodthingsmustend?±inadreamoftheredmansionsattacksthemoneyworshipersbysaying:?°allmenlongtobeimmortalsyetsilverandgoldtheyprizeandgrubformoneyalltheirlivestilldeathsealsuptheireyes?±butwhenchenshih-yintriestoexpoundthissongbyanalyzingtheinconstancyofhumanrelationshipsandtheincomprehensiblehumanheart,hehastosay:?°whilemenwithgoldandsilverbythechestturnbeggars,scornedbyallanddispossessed?±theconclusionisthatitdoesn'tworkwithoutmoney.inspiteofthehumancivilizationsoverthousandsofyears,peoplecannotdenythefunctionofmoney.thisshowshowimportantmoneyis.moneyplaysadecisiveroletoindividuals,tofamiliesandeventocountriesornationalities.otherwise,whyiseveryone,fromdoorkeeperstopresidents,tryingtoearnasmuchaspossible?whydoeseverycountryneedchancellorsoftheexchequer,whokeepformulatingandrevisingfinanciallawsandregulations?howdifferentitistobeacreditornationandadebtornation!theunitedstatesisplayingthetyrantjustbecauseitiswealthyenough.apoormanmaycherishloftyaspirations,butwillprobablybebeatenbecauseofhispoverty.theafghanistanmayhavewonalotofsympathy,buthowdifficultitwouldbetolivesolelyoncharity.
