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Money Isn't Everything
In today's world many people seem to be hungry for money. Some of them appear to sell their souls for it or risk their lives in pursuit of it.
當今世界上，許多人如饑似渴地追求金錢。其中有的人是靠出賣靈魂或是冒著生命危險來追求錢財。
Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But once a person has a good living standard, more money doesn't mean more happiness.
錢對於貧苦的人的確非常有用。但是，一旦一個人有了良好的生活水平，更多的錢財並不意味著更多的幸福。
If money were everything, all millionaires would have true love, sincere friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always the case.
如果錢財當真就是一切，那麼所有的百萬富翁就會有真正的愛情、 誠摯的朋友、健康的身體，活到高壽。可是，情況並不總是如此。
Since the beginning of time no three words have ever invited more pleasure than 「I love you.」 But can love be bought? I'm afraid not. Love means to give, not to take. To every person, health and a long life are probably the most precious things. Well, can health and long life be bought with money? The answer is 「No.」
有史以來，沒有哪句話比「我愛你」激起更多的快樂。但是，愛情能夠購買嗎？恐怕不行。愛情意味著付出，不是索取。對每一個人來說，健康長壽也許是最寶貴的東西。那麼，健康長壽能用錢買嗎？回答是「不能」。
Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. Sincere friendship can't be bought, either. In a word, where money is worshiped, money can cause brothers to quarrel, marriages to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.
在世界上所有長壽的人之中，很少是百萬富翁。誠摯的友誼也不能用金錢購買。總之，在崇拜金錢的地方，金錢可以讓兄弟反目，婚姻破裂，情侶成仇，陌生人鬥毆。無論你有多少錢財，如果沒有人與你有福同享，有難同當，就不足以把你變成幸福的人。
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