2016年12月英语六级作文范文：金钱有多重要？思维导图

HowImportantIsMoney?

Noonewouldargue,Ithink,thatmoneyisunimportant.Therearecertainthingsthathumanbeingsneed—food,shelter,medicalcareandthesethingscostmoney.Butifonehasenoughmoneytoliveon,topayforthebasicessentialsoflife,isitimportanttohavealotmoremoneythanthat?Willyourlifeimproveinproportiontotheamountofmoneythatyouhave?

Well,thereisnodenyingthatmoneycanbuyalot.Maybeyoudonotneedmuchmoneytopayforasimpleshelter,buthowaboutifyouwantanicebigapartmentinaniceneighbourhood,orifyouwanttobuyahouse?Infact,peopledogetoneachother'snervesiftheyarecrowdedtogetherinasmallkitchen,ifamarriedcouplecannotbutsharearoomwiththeirparents,ifchildrenarenotallowedtohavealittleprivacyoftheirown.

Moreover,itisnicetogetalittlepleasureoutoflife,alittlefunfromtimetotime.Unfortunately,manyofthefunthingsthatyoucandotodaycostmoney.Inmoderncities,forexample,onanynight,outstandingperformersappearinnightclubsandonconcertstages.Furthermore,youcandineonfoodsfromeverycorneroftheworldintherestaurants.Sohowcanitbethatmanypeopleinmoderncitiesdonothavefun?Simple,theydonothavethemoneytotakeadvantageofalltheseattractions.

So,ismoneytheroadtohappiness?Notreally.Largenumbersofpeopleworkeveryday,workovertime,workweekends,andmakealotofmoney.Aretheyhappy?No.Theyhavenotimetoformormaintainfriendship,notimetoenjoythemselves.

Surelyeveryonehasthoughtattimes,"IfonlyIhadalotofmoney,Iwouldbethehappiestpersonintheworld."Butitisimportanttorememberthatmoneyisonlyameanstoanend,nottheenditself.