一定要背的英语专四作文41：财富和成功

一定要背的英语专四作文41：财富和成功(mp3+lrc) 

专四题目：财富和成功

Some people believe that only material wealth is a sign of success while others hold that wealth alone cannot be the measure of success. Which view do you agree with?

专四范文：

Money Is Not Everything

Does contemporary society gauge one's achievements merely according to how much money one possesses? Or are there alternative means to determine whether one is successful or not? Personally, I agree with the latter though I concede that money does account for something.

Admittedly, success would be a straightforward matter if it is entirely based on monetary terms, And money does provide various conveniences which render life much more comfortable. No one can deny that a poverty-stricken life mostly is not a successful one. However, money is by no means the only device to calibrate one's achievements. There are many wealthy people who are also selfish and even unscrupulous; they accumulate their wealth by exploiting others or through other devious means. In contrast, there are also a large number of people who have made a significant contribution to society even though they are not all that rich. Furthermore, if our society condones the notion that money is of paramount importance and should be obtained at the expense of integrity, honesty and other time-honoured values, then moral corruption is inevitable which will result in dire consequences.

In summary granted, money is important and even constitutes a crucial element of our society. Yet, success entails a myriad of different aspects and should be gauged not solely by one's monetary possessions. (218 words)

更多专四作文精彩句子：

1.Since the definition of success varies from one individual to another, the means to gauge it is also more than one.
因为不同的人对成功有不同的定义，所以衡量成功的标准也不止一个。

2.Money can attest to many things but it does not tell everything about an individual.
钱可以证明很多东西，但是它并不能反映一个人的一切。

3.Admittedly, modem society tends to define a person by the amount of money he possesses,
的确，现代社会往往以一个人拥有的钱的多少为标准来评价他。

4.More importantly, success should be defined as one's contribution to society.
更重要的是，成功应该被定义为一个人对社会的贡献。

5.Some people may view success as leading a comfortable life whereas others may consider it as helping those in need.
有些人可能认为成功意味着过舒适的生活，而另一些人可能认为成功就是帮助那些需要帮助的人。