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專四題目：
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?
專四范文：
Money Is Not Everything
金錢不能代表一切。
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.
難道現代社會的衡量標準就僅僅以錢多錢少來衡量嗎？還有沒有其他標準來衡量人們是否成功呢?我個人認為，我同意后者的看法，但是我承認金錢的多少代表了一定的事物。
Admittedly, success would be a straightforward matter if it is entirely based on monetary terms, And moneydoes 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.
無可否認，成功就是是與否的問題，前提是，如果我們僅僅以金錢來衡量它。金錢確實給人類提供了便捷，這使得生活變得更加舒適。沒有人能夠否認，生活窘困事實上是一種不成功的表現。但是，金錢絕不是人們衡量成就的唯一標準。有許多成功人士，厚顏無恥、自私自利；他們通過剝削別人，或者通過其他齷齪的方式獲得金錢。相反，也有許多人他們為社會做出了杰出的貢獻，盡管他們不那么富有。而且，如果我們的社會擁有著金錢至上的價值觀的話，那么我們的社會就將缺少正義、誠實、以及其他傳統價值觀，那么，道德腐敗將不可避免，這將導致嚴重的后果。
In summary granted, money is important and even constitutes a crucial element of our society. Yet, successentails a myriad of different aspects and should be gauged not solely by one's monetary possessions.
總結，金錢很重要，它是組成社會的重要組成部分。但是，成功包含多個層面，所以，成功不僅僅通過金錢的多少來加以衡量。
譯文屬可可英語原創，未經允許，不得轉載。
