6 金钱观念

Dialogue　对话　MP3 02-06

Steven is reading a book about money management. His friend Billy comes over and begins to chat with him about money.

Billy:What are you doing now, Steven?

Steven:I am reading a book about money management.

Billy:Oh, my God. Do you want to be a millionaire? I can see you are very crazy about money.

Steven:Everyone wants to earn a lot of money. Don't you think so? What's more, I am interested in money management.

Billy:No, you are wrong. Money can't buy happiness and health. I won't sacrifice my health in order to get money. In other words, I don't want to be a millionaire and I want to have more free time to enjoy life.

Steven:Oh, I see. But a proverb says "Money makes the mare go." I think it will be better if you have more money.

Billy:Maybe you are right. Please take care of yourself when you make money. Anyway health is the most important thing.

Steven:Thank you for your caring. I will.

Billy:No thanks.

史蒂文正在读一本关于金钱管理的书。他的朋友比利走过来，开始和他聊些关于钱的事情。

比利：史蒂文，你现在在干什么？

史蒂文：我在读一本关于资金管理的书。

比利：哦，天啊，你想成为百万富翁吗？我可以看出来你对钱很疯狂。

史蒂文：每个人都想挣大钱的。难道你不是这么想的？况且，我对资金管理很感兴趣。

比利：不，你错了。金钱买不到幸福和健康。我不会牺牲我的健康来换取金钱的。换句话说，我不想成为百万富翁，我只想有更多的自由时间来享受生活。

史蒂文：哦，我明白。但是俗话说“有钱能使鬼推磨”。我认为多点钱总是好的。

比利：或许你说的对。在挣钱的时候请照顾好自己。不管怎样，身体是第一位的。

史蒂文：谢谢你的关心，我会的。

比利：不用谢了。

Vocabulary and Phrases　单词和短语

management [ˈmænɪdʒmənt]n．管理，管理部门，手腕

millionaire [ˌmɪljəˈneə]n．百万富翁，大富豪

sacrifice [ˈsækrɪfaɪs]v．牺牲

proverb [[ˈprɒvɜːb]n．谚语，格言，俗语

mare [ˈmeərɪ]n．母马，母驴

Key Sentences　核心句型

积极的金钱观念

1 Fair gaining makes fair spending．堂堂正正地赚钱，才能堂堂正正地开销。

2 Money can't buy happiness．金钱买不到幸福。

3 Money has no smell．金钱无臭味。

4 No one should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned．倘若不是正当所得，一块钱也不能拿。

5 Money deposited in banks will accrue to us with interest．钱存在银行，利息自生。

6 Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand．脑中的智慧比手中的金钱更重要。

7 Don't trifle away your time, for time is money．不要虚度光阴，因为一寸光阴一寸金。

8 Money doesn't grow on trees．树上不会长出钱来。

9 Money is like muck, not good except it is spread．金钱好比粪肥，只有撒到大地才是有用之物。

10 Do not waste money on trash．别滥用钱。

11 Money will come and go．钱乃身外之物。

12 Hope is worth any money．希望价值大于金钱。

13 A good name is better than a good girdle．名誉胜过金钱。

14 Time is money, but money is not time．时间就是金钱，但金钱换不来时间。

15 Better without gold than without friends．宁可没有金钱，不可没有朋友。

16 Money does not always bring happiness．金钱并不总是带来快乐。

17 Take care of the pence and the pound will take care of themselves．金钱积少便成多。

消极的金钱观念

1 Money is the key that opens all doors．金钱是打开一切门户的钥匙。

2 Money holds an allure for us．对我们来说金钱是种诱惑物。

3 Money burn one's pocket．有钱就烧包，急于要花掉。

4 Money makes the mare go．有钱能使鬼推磨。

5 Money unmakes its makers．赚得金钱，损了德性。

6 Money talks．金钱是万能的。

7 Lend your money and lose your friend．钱借出，友谊失。

8 A full purse makes the mouth to speak．钱多好说话。

9 Money can move even the god．钱能通神。

10 A miser lusts after gold．守财奴死要钱。

11 Money is a good traveler in the world．有钱走遍天下。

12 Money is everything to him．在他眼里，金钱就是一切。

客观评价金钱

1 Don't value money for its own sake, but for what you can do with it．金钱价值不在其本身，而在于你用它做什么。

2 Money is the root of all evil．金钱是万恶之源。

3 It is easier to get money than to keep it．挣钱容易，攒钱难。

4 Money is a good servant, but a bad master．金钱是一个好奴仆，却又是一个坏主人。

5 When we have gold we are in fear; when we have none we are in danger．有钱的时候，我们提心吊胆；没钱的时候，我们身处险境。

6 The rich are rather possessed by their money than possessors．富人与其说是金钱的占有者，不如说是被金钱所占有。

7 He that serves God for money will serve the devil for better wages．为了金钱而侍奉上帝的人，也会为了更多的报酬而侍奉魔鬼。

8 I hold the opinion that the money we save now may be worthless in ten years' time．我认为我们现在存的钱过了十年或许就毫无价值了。

9 Money helps to smooth away most problems．金钱有助于使许多问题迎刃而解。

10 In my opinion, parents do not owe their children an inheritance, no matter how much money they have．依我看，无论父母多么有钱，他们也不欠子女一份遗产。

11 Money is not everything, but without money you can do nothing．金钱不是万能的，但是没有金钱，却是万万不能的。

12 Money will buy a pretty dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail．金钱能买到一条不错的狗，但是买不到它摇动尾巴。

13 Money can cure hunger, but it cannot cure unhappiness．金钱可以治疗饥饿，它却不能治疗苦恼。

14 We often focus on borrowing money to get the things we want instead of focusing on creating money．我们常常是借钱来获得我们想要的某种东西，而不是把注意力集中在为自己创造金钱上。

15 Wealth is best known by want．缺钱方知钱可贵。

16 Money is neither good nor bad. It all depends on what use is made of it．金钱本身无好坏，要看怎样利用它。