Unit7DefinitionsofthetwoproverbsMoresayingsabout“money”DiscussionsbasedonmoneyGuidanceofstudents’conceptofwealth1/6Definitionsofthetwoproverbs:

“Watchthepenniesandthepoundwilltakecareofthemselves”meansthatifyouarecarefulwithsmallamountofmoney,youwillaccumulatelargesumsofmoney.“Don’tbepenny-wisebutpound-foolish”meansyoushouldnotbeexcessivelyconcernedwithsmallamountsofmoneywhilebeingblindtolargeamountsofmoney.2/6Sayingsabout“money”:1)Moneyistherootofallevil.

Moneymakesthemarego.

Misersputtheirbackandtheirbellyintotheirpockets.

Moneytalks.

Moneyanswersallthings.

2)Moneyissomething,butnoeverything.

Moneyisneithergoodnorbad,butalldependsonwhatuseismadeofit.

Moneyisn’teverything.

Povertyisnotashame,butthebeingashamedofitis.

3)Hewhodespisessmallthingsseldomgrowsrich.

Itiseasiertogetmoneythantokeepit.

Ifyouwouldbewealthy，thinkofsavingaswellasgetting.

3/6Sayingsabout“money”:1)Moneyistherootofallevil.金錢(qián)是萬(wàn)惡之源。Moneymakesthemarego.有錢(qián)能使鬼推磨。Misersputtheirbackandtheirbellyintotheirpockets.愛(ài)財(cái)如命。

Moneytalks.有錢(qián)就有地位。Moneyanswersallthings.金錢(qián)萬(wàn)能。2)Moneyissomething,butnoeverything.金錢(qián)能買(mǎi)物品，但不是萬(wàn)能。Moneyisneithergoodnorbad,butalldependsonwhatuseismadeofit.金錢(qián)本身無(wú)好壞，要看怎樣利用它。Moneyisn’teverything.錢(qián)不是萬(wàn)能。Povertyisnotashame,butthebeingashamedofitis.貧窮不可恥，恥于貧才可恥。3)Hewhodespisessmallthingsseldomgrowsrich.小錢(qián)不計(jì)，大錢(qián)不聚。Itiseasiertogetmoneythantokeepit.掙錢(qián)輕易存錢(qián)難。Ifyouwouldbewealthy，thinkofsavingaswellasgetting.想要致富，節(jié)流與開(kāi)源一樣主要。4/6Discussionsbasedonmoney:1.Whatwouldyousayifsomeonewantstoborrowmoneyfromyou?2.Ifyouweregivenabillionyuan,whatwouldyoudowithit?3.Doyougivemoneytoabeggar?5/6WarrenBuffett

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