2025年Unit 8 Money新编大学英语第二版第二册课文翻译.pdfVIP

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Unit8Money

TimeSpentAgonizingoverMoney

[1]Withinhoursofarecentmajorstockmarketdrop,ItelephonedmyForddealer

andorderedthestationwagonthatItest-drovethedaybefore.Asmyfriendsnotso

subtlypointedout,theDowJonesIndustrialAveragedidnthavemuchtodowithmy

financialsituationandshouldntaffectmypurchase.Besides,myoldcarhadcausedme

headachesformonths.

[2]Still,Ispenttheeveningaskingmyself:CouldIaffordanewcar?ShouldIbe

savinginsteadofspending?Wouldweneedtocutbackonvacations?

[3]Onthelistofitemspeopleworryabout,moneyisalmostalwaysatthetop.

[4]AstudyintheWallStreetJournalfoundthat70percentofthepubliclivesfrom

paychecktopaycheck.Mortgagedebthasincreased300percentsince1975,and

consumerbankruptciesareatanall-timehigh.Mostmarriagesthatfaillistfinancial

problemsasacontributingfactor.

[5]WhentheDowfell554pointslastOctober,millionsofpeoplelostbillionsof

dollars,onpaperanyway.TherewasexpertanxietyonWallStreetandold-fashioned

worryonMainStreet.Ourreactionconfirmedwhatwealreadyknew:Weareapeople

consumedbyfinancialstress.

*A“RawMaterial”

[6]AstheBibletellsus,worryingaboutmoney—oranythingelseforthat

matter—wontdousanygood.“Whoofyoubyworryingcanaddas