美文赏析:钱不是万能的，但却是必要的

Sure, money cannot buy you everything.
诚然，钱不能带给你一切。

But no one can deny that it's necessary.
但所有人都不得不承认：钱是必要的。

I need money to have a shelter so that I won't freeze to death when winter comes.
我得有钱才能有个栖身之所，好让我在寒冬来临时不至于冻死。

I need money to buy food so that I can live a healthy life.
我得有钱才能买到食物，好让我能健康地活着。

Plus, with money you can see a lot of things much more clearly.
此外，有很多东西只有当你有钱的时候才能看得更透彻。

And there's something really precious which you can only get through money.
而且，有些很珍贵的东西，你只能通过钱来获得。

It is the privilege to say "No."
那就是说“不”的权力。

With money, you can protect those who you love.
通过钱，你能保护那些你所爱的人。

With money, you can fight against the evil in the world.
通过钱，你能与世间的邪恶作战。

I don't know why so many people despise money and those who found their way to make money.
我不知道为什么有那么多人鄙视钱、鄙视那些赚到钱的人。

Yes, sometimes fortune brings corruption.
是的，财富有时会带来腐化。

But that's because it's a double-edged sword.
但那是因为财富是把双刃剑。

It's not money who made the decision.
作出决定的，并不是钱本身。

So I'm not ashamed to say that I cherish money, not at all.
所以，当我说出我看重钱的时候，我一点也不觉得羞愧。

There's nothing more honorable than making money with your own hands legally, period.
通过自己的双手合法赚钱，世界上没有什么比这更光荣了，这没什么可争的。