Wealth and Happiness
Everybody wants to get wealthy. Today, making money or becoming wealthy symbolizes a person's success and capability. Many people try to make money at all costs. They claim that wealth can bring everything they want.
In my opinion, people cannot do anything without money, but money is not everything. What money will bring you depends on your personal belief and goal in life. If you are kind enough to help others, especially the poor, then money is a good thing to you. With it, you can do much more for the benefit of people and your country, and it will bring you happiness as well. If you want money to buy large apartments and luxury cars to keep up with others, or to pursue your materialistic enjoyment, you'll never get the true happiness and even lose some happiness you once owned.
In a word, money is a double-edged sword for happiness. You should have enough money spent for more people, only then can money be the source of your happiness. (170 words)
結(jié)構(gòu)剖析
文章分為三段
第一段引出話題，指出許多人為了掙錢，得到自己想要的東西不惜一切代價(jià)。
第二段首句是該段的主題句，指出作者的觀點(diǎn)。作者認(rèn)為，金錢的作用取決于個(gè)人信仰和目標(biāo)。然后用了兩個(gè)if從句從正反兩個(gè)方面說(shuō)明這一觀點(diǎn)。
第三段用in a word進(jìn)行總結(jié)，說(shuō)明金錢對(duì)幸福而言是一把雙刃劍。金錢要成為幸福的源泉應(yīng)該花在更多人的身上。
財(cái)富與幸福
人人都希望獲得財(cái)富。如今，掙錢或富裕象征著一個(gè)人的成功和能力。許多人不惜一切代價(jià)掙錢。他們聲稱，財(cái)富能為他們帶來(lái)一切想要的東西。
我認(rèn)為，沒(méi)有錢人們什么也干不成，但金錢并不是萬(wàn)能的。金錢能給你帶來(lái)什么，這取決于你生活中的個(gè)人信仰和目標(biāo)。如果你心地善良、樂(lè)于助人，尤其是樂(lè)于幫助窮人，那么金錢對(duì)你而言是一個(gè)好東西。有了它，你就能為人民和國(guó)家謀利，它也會(huì)給你帶來(lái)幸福。如果你總想著和別人攀比，用錢去購(gòu)買更大的公寓或豪華的汽車，或者去追求物質(zhì)享受，那么你便無(wú)法得到真正的幸福，甚至還會(huì)失去自己曾經(jīng)擁有的快樂(lè)。
總之，金錢對(duì)于幸福是一把雙刃劍。你的錢應(yīng)該花在更多人身上，只有那樣，金錢才能成為你幸福的源泉。
make money 賺錢
symbolize v. 象征
at all costs 不惜任何代價(jià)
claim v. 聲稱
depend on 依賴，依靠
luxury adj. 奢侈的，豪華的
keep up with 跟上
materialistic adj. 唯物的，物質(zhì)的
enjoyment n. 享受
double-edged sword 雙刃劍
1. Today, making money or becoming wealthy symbolizes a person's success and capability. 如今，掙錢或富裕象征著一個(gè)人的成功和能力。
2. Many people try to make money at all costs. They claim that wealth can bring everything they want. 許多人不惜一切代價(jià)掙錢。他們聲稱，財(cái)富能為他們帶來(lái)一切想要的東西。
3. In my opinion, people cannot do anything without money, but money is not everything. 我認(rèn)為，沒(méi)有錢人們什么也干不成，但金錢并不是萬(wàn)能的。
4. In a word, money is a double-edged sword for happiness.
總之，金錢對(duì)于幸福是一把雙刃劍。
