英语美文：Affluence 富足

Affluence 富足

There is one thing that most people desire for all their lives, and that is affluence. They pursue wealth in their whole life, and feel confident because of having much money. So they try various ways to earn as much as possible. They think being rich is considerably enjoyable. A rich life is interesting, and is filled with variety, because money can help them to do different things.

大多数人终其一生都在追求一件事，那就是富足。他们一生都在追求财富，因为拥有大量金钱而感到自信。所以他们尝试各种方式尽可能多地赚钱。他们认为富有是极其令人愉悦的。富裕的生活是有趣的，并且充满多样性，因为金钱可以帮助他们做不同的事情。

They can rush into department stores to purchase lots of expensive clothes and cosmetics without glancing at the prices. They can also afford the dear expenses of entertainment, so their life is wonderful and colorful. Luxurious furniture, high-quality household appliances and comfortable housing conditions provide a convenient and easy life for them. They don’t have to worry about economic problems any more. For them, enjoying the material abundance is much more important than possessing spiritual abundance.

他们可以冲进百货商店，购买许多昂贵的衣服和化妆品，而无需瞥一眼价格。他们也负担得起昂贵的娱乐费用，所以他们的生活丰富多彩。豪华的家具、高质量的家用电器和舒适的住房条件为他们提供了便捷的生活。他们再也不用担心经济问题了。对他们来说，享受物质充裕比拥有精神充裕更重要。

What’s more, wealth brings them a higher social position. They use a little amount of money to patronize the poor and win some respect and enjoy a good reputation.A rich life seems exciting and happy, however, every coin has two sides. When they get much money, they are worried about the safety of money, and they are afraid of thieves and robbers who will steal their money. Therefore, all of these that annoy them can often become their nightmares.

此外，财富还为他们带来了更高的社会地位。他们用少量的钱来资助穷人，赢得一些尊重和良好的声誉。富裕的生活看起来令人兴奋和快乐，但每件事都有两面性。当他们拥有很多钱时，他们担心钱的安全，并害怕小偷和强盗会偷走他们的钱。因此，所有这些让他们烦恼的事情往往成为他们的噩梦。

Besides, sometimes the sharp contrast between material abundance and the spiritual poverty makes them feel dejected and depressed. So money does not always equal happiness. Despite some people are poor, they are living a pure happiness of the simple life. As for the rich people, the more money they have, the more they get worried. For example, they usually think about how to make more money and how to spend money, which bothers them terribly. Then they realize that wealth brings them so much trouble and to be rich is not as attractive as they have imagined.

此外，有时物质充裕与精神贫乏之间的鲜明对比让他们感到沮丧和抑郁。所以，金钱并不总是等于幸福。尽管有些人很穷，但他们过着简单生活的纯粹幸福。对于富人来说，他们拥有的钱越多，就越担心。例如，他们经常思考如何赚更多的钱以及如何花钱，这让他们非常烦恼。然后他们意识到财富给他们带来了这么多麻烦，而富有并不像他们想象的那么有吸引力。

重点词汇

• Affluence - 富足
• Wealth - 财富
• Confident - 自信
• Variety - 多样性
• Luxurious - 奢侈的
• Household appliances - 家用电器
• Reputation - 声誉
• Spiritual abundance - 精神充裕
• Sharp contrast - 鲜明对比
• Depressed - 沮丧的
• Trouble - 麻烦
• Annoy - 烦扰
• Nightmare - 噩梦

追求财富是许多人一生的目标，他们相信财富能带来自信和快乐。富人可以享受物质上的便利和舒适，但同时，财富也可能带来担忧和烦恼。他们担心金钱的安全，害怕被偷窃，而且财富的追求和管理也给他们带来压力。此外，物质充裕与精神贫乏之间的对比，有时会让富人感到沮丧和抑郁。因此，财富并不总是等同于幸福，简单生活的纯粹幸福同样值得珍惜。