初三英語作文:Health or Wealth?

　　Health or Wealth?

　　健康還是財(cái)富?

　　Which is more important, health or wealth? When given this question, different people have varied answers. Some insist that health plays a more important role in our life, while others see more advantages arising from wealth.

　　健康和財(cái)富，哪個(gè)更重要?當(dāng)這個(gè)問題被提出來的時(shí)候，不同的人有不同的答案。有些人堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為，在我們生活中，健康扮演者更為重要的角色，然而其他人認(rèn)為健康能帶給我們更多利益。

　　The first group of people quote the old saying "Health is above wealth" to prove their idea. They argue that, on the one hand, a strong person can do almost anything as long as he/she tries hard. On the other hand, however, rich people will not be able to enjoy the wealth if their days are numbered.

　　支持健康更重要的人引用了一句俗語“健康就是財(cái)富”來證明他們的觀點(diǎn)(是正確的)。他們認(rèn)為，在某一方面來說，強(qiáng)壯的人，只要他們肯努力，那他們幾乎能做任何事情。可是，從另一方面來說，如果有錢人活著的日子屈指可數(shù)的話，那他們將沒法享受健康。

　　In contrast, the advocates of wealth have such arguments as follows. For one thing, wealthy people will be able to buy more healthful foods. For another, they can enjoy better facilities to improve their health. Take my neighbor, Lao Wang, as an example. He had a heart attack and is in hospital. However, he cannot afford the expensive operation, which costs as much as 100,000 yuan. Therefore, he has to lie in bed hopelessly. If he were a rich man, his life could be saved.

　　相反地，支持財(cái)富更為重要的人就有以下的爭論。首先，有錢的人能買到更有益健康的食物。其次，他們可以享受能提高健康的設(shè)備。舉個(gè)例子來說，我的鄰居老王，他有嚴(yán)重的心臟病，并且正在住院(接受治療)?？墒?，他沒辦法負(fù)擔(dān)高達(dá)100，000的手術(shù)治療費(fèi).因此，他只能毫無希望地躺在病床上。如果他是一個(gè)有錢人，那他就能得到治療。

　　As far as I am concerned, both health and wealth are important to our life. We should try to strike a balance between them and gain wealth with a healthy body.

　　我認(rèn)為，健康和財(cái)富對我們生活都很重要。我們應(yīng)該努力試著在這兩者之間做到平衡，并將財(cái)富與健康的身體相伴。