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EnglishargumentationcontestTopic:canmoneybuyhappiness?(Oppositions)Leaderspeaker(一辩):statementofitsownperspectiveSecondspeaker:freedebatingThirdspeaker:freedebatingFinalspeaker:concludingstatementBeginningforleaderspeaker:Variouspeoplehavevariousanswers.Somepeoplethinkthatmoneyisthesourceofhappiness.Withmoney,onecanbuywhateverheenjoys.Withmoney,onecandowhateverhelikes.So,intheirminds,moneycanbringcomfort,security,andsoon.Money,astheythink,isthesourceofhappiness.Buttherearestillalotofotherswhothinkthatmoneyistherootofallevil.Moneydrivespeopletosteal,torob,andtobreakthelaw.Alotofpeoplebecamecriminalsjustbecausetheywereinsearchofmoney.AndintheWesterncountries,thereisnothingthatcan’tbeboughtbymoney.Manypeoplelosetheirownliveswhenhuntingit.1.theoreticstatement:moneyistherootofallevil.Moneydrivespeopletosteal,torob,andtobreakthelaw.Alotofpeoplebecamecriminalsjustbecausetheywereinsearchofmoney.AndintheWesterncountries,thereisnothingthatcan’tbeboughtbymoney.Manypeoplelosetheirownliveswhenhuntingit.(useChinesecorruptofficialsasexample,suchas薄熙来、刘铁男)2.oppositionperspective:Ithinkthatmoneyisessentialtolifeandwecannotdowithoutmoney.Buteventhoughmoneyisnecessarytolife,itcan’tbuyhappiness.Happinessisnotsomethingthatcanbemeasuredbymoney.Itisastateofmind.Onecanhaveplentyofmoney,withwhichhecanbuywhateverhewants,andatthesametimeheisnothappybecauseheisneversatisfiedorheistroubledbyvariouskindsofproblems.Therefore,althoughmoneyisnecessaryforahappylife,itcan’tbuyhappiness.Asweallknow,moneyisanequivalent（US:[i`kwivələnt]）,youcanuseittoexchangeitems!However,fortoday'sdebatingtopic,wefirmlybelievethatmoneycan'tbuyhappiness!Forthefollowingreasons:1.moneyinpoliticsisjustanequivalent,exchangingofgoods,ratherthanthespirit!Forexample,manypeoplehavesaidmoneycanbuygold,it’sdefinitely,butcanmoneybuygoldmedalorglory?2.aimingattheviewheldbyouropponentthatmoneycanbuyhappiness,Ihaveaquestion,throughwhatchannelsdoesmoneybuyhappiness?inthestores,online,orpurchaseagent?Sothereisnowaytobuyhappiness,it’simpossibletotrade.3.asafamilystoryhaveallofyouheard,amanonthestreet,askedamillionaire,whydon'tyougohome?Richmansaidhedidn’thavehome.Theguywithonefinger,that'snotyourhome?Richanswered,that'smyhouse!Moneyevencanbuythehouse,HowCanmoneybuyhappiness!Sowefirmlybelievethatmoneycan'tbuyhappiness参考译文：众所周知，金钱是一种等价物，可以交换各种物品。然而针对今天的辩题金钱能否买到幸福，我方坚定地认为金钱不能买到幸福。原因如下：1，金钱在政治学上只是一种等价物，交换的是物品，而不是精神！举个例子所说金钱能买到金子，不假！若说金钱能买到金牌（荣誉）能吗？2，针对辩友观点金钱能买到幸福，我提出质疑，金钱是通过什么途径买到幸福的？是店购，网购，还是代购。所以说幸福是没有任何途径购得的，幸福无法交易，无法买卖，那么金钱又怎能买到幸福？3，相信各位都听过一个耳熟能详的故事，一个人在街头问百万富翁为什么不回家？富翁答道他没家，那人手一指，那不是你家吗？富翁回答，那是我的房子。金钱连家都买不到，金钱又怎么能买到幸福。或者是辩友认为这位百万富翁的钱不够多，买不到家。金钱能买到许多东西，但金钱买不到的东西更多。这更多的东西就包括了幸福。所以我方坚定地认为，金钱不能买到幸福Endingforfinalspeaker:Ithinkthatmoneyisessentialtolifeandwecannotdowithoutmoney.Buteventhoughmoneyisnecessarytolife,itcan’tbuyhappiness.Happinessisnotsomethingthatcanbemeasuredbymoney.Itisastateofmind.Onecanhaveplentyofmoney,withwhichhecanbuywhateverhewants,andatthesametimeheisnothappybecauseheisneversatisfiedorheistroubledbyvariouskindsofproblems.Therefore,althoughmoneyisnecessaryforahappylife,itcan’tbuyhappiness.Somequestionsforopponent:1.金钱很重要,但金钱绝不是一切.有许多东西是我们用金钱买不到的.金钱值多少钱?健康,真爱,智慧,它们又值多少?我敢打赌没有人能说得出来,因为它们是无价的.多少钱也无法买到时间,健康,真爱和智慧.这样,你还会认为金钱就是一切吗?Moneyissomething.Butmoneyisnoteverything.Therearemanypreciousthingsthatwecan’tbuywithmoney.Howmuchdoestimecost?Andhowmuchishealth?truelove?wisdom?Ibetnooneknows.Theyarepriceless.Moneycanbuynoneofthem.Sowouldyoustillthinkthatmoneyiseverything?2.Moneycanbuyaposition,butcanyoubuyrespect?Moneycanbuyblood,butcanyoubuylife?Moneycanbuycompanions,butcanyoubuyfriends?Moneycanbuysex,butcanyoubutlove?Ifmoneycanbuyhappiness,canyoutellmewhywecannotbuythem?3.钱，一个所有人都在追求的东西。过去人们常说：有了钱就等于有了一切。但是有了钱真的就可以得到一切吗？我并不这样想。钱确实很重要，可是钱并不是万能的。我们可以设想一下，如果我们被放在一个荒岛上，没有食物，没有交通，没有通讯，没有人群，没有一切。在此时此刻你还需要支票吗？Moneyispursuedbyeveryone.Inthepastpeoplealwayssaidthatifyouhavemoney,youhaveeverything.Butisittrue?Idon'tthinkso.Moneyisimportant,butnotomnipotent.Wecanimagine:wearetrappedinadesolateisland.Nofood,notransportation,nocommunication,nopeople,nothingisthere.Inthismoment,doyouthinkyoureallyneedacheck?4.Thereisanoldsayinggoesthat“Timeisgoldanditisdifficultforonetousegoldtogettime”.It’sabsolutelyright.Timegoesbywithoutournoticing.Yesterdayhadbecomehistory,it’sbeyondredemption.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.Howcanmoneybuyyouthandtheyoungage?一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。这句话讲得好。时光总在你不经意的时侯悄悄滑过。昨天，已成为历史，成为过去，你想挽回，是不可能的。岁月催人老，难道金钱能买回青春，能买回年轻吗？5.Everyoneworkhardformoney,whattheygetisnotonlyasenseofaccomplishmentbutalsoagoodincomeandabetterlife.Comparedwiththeincomeduringourdebutintosociety,wehaveearnedmoretoday.Butitdoesn’taddourenjoyment.Eventherearemoreunhappythanbefore.Ifmoneycanbuyhappiness,canyouexplainwhytheystillfeelunhappy?每个人每天这麼辛苦的工作，除了得到成就感之外，更希望有不错的收入，过好的生活。相较於初入社会时的收入，如今的收入确实有增加，可是快乐的程度并没有增加，甚至比以前更不快乐。为何会是如此？Supportingexamples:MoneyDoesNotEnsureHappinessResearchershavefoundtheassociationbetweenalargerincomeandhappinessisgreatlyexaggeratedandismostlyfantasy.研究者发现，人们对于高收入和快乐之间的联系其实是过于夸大了，并幻想收