通过文章的阅读学习英语六级词汇(三十)
<p> 通过文章阅读学习英语六级词汇 <span word="Unit">Unit</span> <span word="Thirty">Thirty</span></p><p> <span word="Money">Money</span></p><p> <span word="Money">Money</span> offers power, an almost unique form of power. Paradoxically money creates a deep sense of powerlessness as well, since technically we are not able to provide money for ourselves; someone or something else must do that for usour employers or our stocks. All that, money can do: and when such essential, familiar functions are snatched from ones life, small wonder that people may grow wild, frantic, even murderous.</p><p> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="deem">deem</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="improvement">improvement</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baker">baker</span> <span word="buys">buys</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piano">piano</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piano">piano</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span>, <span word="stature">stature</span>, <span word="worth">worth</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="piano">piano</span> <span word="maker">maker</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="TIME">TIME</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="deems">deems</span> <span word="TIME">TIME</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span>, <span word="stature">stature</span>, <span word="worth">worth</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="deals">deals</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deals">deals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="transactions">transactions</span>.</p><p> <span word="Abstractly">Abstractly</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="money">money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="universally">universally</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="connections">connections</span>. <span word="Cash">Cash</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="connections">connections</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="connections">connections</span> <span word="constitute">constitute</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="societies">societies</span> <span word="cohere">cohere</span>; <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="characterize">characterize</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p><p> <span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="transaction">transaction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="encompasses">encompasses</span>, <span word="encourages">encourages</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="tormenting">tormenting</span>, <span word="impulse">impulse</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="perfectibility">perfectibility</span>; <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="implies">implies</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perpetual">perpetual</span> <span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="improvement">improvement</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="improvement">improvement</span>. <span word="Spiritual">Spiritual</span> <span word="thinkers">thinkers</span> <span word="forswear">forswear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="Mammon">Mammon</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="connectedness">connectedness</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="connections">connections</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="defines">defines</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lubricates">lubricates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>.</p>
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