关于英语演讲稿范本介绍 in the 1980’ s, all shops were stateowned with marked prices. you couldn’t buy what you wanted with even one cent short, so one cent could indeed embarrass a hero. a popular song at that time started “i picked up one cent at the roadside, and i handed it over to the policeman…” but now no one cares to pick it up even if it were ten cents. people’s reverence for money is expressed in varied ways. the names of companies or stores are often “beer of wealth and honor”, “restaurant of wealth and rank” “store of the aristocrats” “hotel of fame and prestige” etc. (even some people’s names have the meanings of “full of gold” or “great fortune”). at new year’s time, the god of wealth is worshiped and the picture of the god is covered with signs of money. when a millionaire is walking in the street, people will show their profound respect even though they know very well that they can not get a cent from him. the english film “the millionpound note” makes a most vivid revelation of this situation. with the million pound note in hand, the hero has the privilege to buy on credit, or on loan and is even presented money from others. it’s an idealized end of the story that the hero is still loved by his girl friend even after he lost his millionpound note. however, without the millionpound note, they couldn’t have known each other. it’s very difficult for people to make friends directly with beggars. the song of “all good things must end” in a dream of the red mansions attacks the money worshipers by saying: “all men long to be immortals yet silver and gold they prize and grub for money all their lives till death seals up their eyes...
