Unit 10 Money
对忙碌的现代人来说,金钱和健康哪个更重要呢?不同的人会给出不同的回答。
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.
The first group of people quote the old saying "Health is above wealth." to prove their idea.They argue that,on 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.
Moreover,they may think that they can buy everything they like with money.For example,beautiful clothes,delicious food,large houses and luxury cars can be afforded.Therefore,their life is quite comfortable.
In contrast,the advocates of wealth have such arguments as follows.In their opinion,they can do more things including earning more money with the help of health body.So,they spend more time doing exercise and enjoying a healthy diet.Thus,their life is regular and colourful. Firstly,wealthy people will be able to buy more healthful food.Secondly,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