英語四六級寫作及翻譯金錢與生命的意義

Money and the Meaning of Life

Recently, a professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meanlng of Life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a the way they spend their money, they can see what they

really value in life.

He says our relation with others often becomes clearly defined when money enters the picture. You might have a wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before. Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn't. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.

People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life7 In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.

金錢與生命的意義

最近，美國一位哲學教授完成了一本名為《金錢與生命的意義》的書，Money and the Meaning of Life(金錢與生命的意義)，《Money and the Meaning of Life(金錢與生命的意義)》。他發現日常生活中人們如何對待金錢所展示出的意義比我們通常認為的更為深遠。他讓學生們所做的一項練習就是記錄下他們一週來所花費的每一分錢。從花錢方式上，他們可以看到在生活中他們真正珍惜的是什麼。

他説，一旦有金錢介入，通常我們與他人之間的'關係就變得易於分辨了。也許你和某個人的友誼親密無間，你覺得你們是相當不錯的朋友。但只有當你向他借錢的時候你才會真正瞭解他。如果他借錢給你，這帶給你們的關係一些什麼東西使你們的關係也好像比以往任何時候都更為牢固。如果他不借錢給你，這就會突然削弱你們的關係。這個人可能會説他有某種感情，但如果不在金錢的世界加以實施，這種感情中就有些東西不那麼真實。

人們只想着要賺越來越多的錢，但賺錢為什麼呢?生命中的一個特定目標需要多少錢呢?教授在他的書中揭示了一個現代社會至關重要的需求：找回金錢只是工具而非目的這樣一理念。