高中英语演讲稿：Is Money All-powerful?

高中英语演讲稿：Is Money All-powerful?

 Is Money All-powerful?

As we know, most of the material things in our daily life have to be bought with money. But money is not all-powerful. There are many things which money cannot buy, such as time.

There are twenty-four hours in a day. Sometimes when we are very happy, we wish that the period¹ of happiness² would last longer. But no matter what we do, or how much money we are willing³ to pay, we cannot make a day last longer than twenty-four hours. On the other hand, when we are unhappy, money cannot make the unhappy time pass away more quickly, nor can it bring us a day without sadness⁴ and worries. We may be rich, but our money can＇t bring back our lost time. As the saying goes, “Time past cannot be called back.”

Here we can say very clearly that money can buy a lot of things, but never time. So money, after all, is not all-powerful.

Thank you.

1 period   

n.学时，课时；一段时间，时期，周期；句点

参考例句：

• Trade is always good over the Christmas period.圣诞节期间生意一向很好。
• He nursed the company through a difficult period.他帮助公司渡过了一段困难时期。

2 happiness   

n.幸福感；快乐；幸运

参考例句：

• I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity.我祝你生活幸福、万事如意。
• We all desire happiness and health.我们都想得到幸福和健康。

3 willing   

adj.愿意的，自愿的，乐意的，心甘情愿的

参考例句：

• We never lack food and clothing if we're willing to work.如果我们愿意工作,就不会缺吃少穿。
• He's quite willing to pay the price I ask.他很愿意照我的要价付钱。

4 sadness   

n.悲哀；难过

参考例句：

• Smiles help you forget your sadness.微笑让你忘却悲伤。
• The jokes were a mask to hide his sadness.玩笑是掩盖他内心悲伤的方式。