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Money—what a fascinating subject! There is money in the physical sense; coin
Money—what a fascinating subject! There is money in the physical sense; coin
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Money—what a fascinating subject! There is money in the physical sense; coins, paper money, cheques and plastic credit cards. Then there’s the whole interesting history of the monetary system.
If you’re something of a philosopher, however, you may be more interested in people’s attitude to money. Consider the difference between those who always manage to live within their income , and those who—no matter how much they earn—always need to spend more. The philosophies people have about money are reflected in the way they spend it. Two families earning the same salary may use their money in different ways. One family’s consumer goods may be another’s ticket to a foreign country.
In the radio series The Cost of Living, English people are heard discussing many different aspects of money. The programmers make me think of a particular Englishman—one who is not featured in the series.
Francis Bacon was born in 1560, a few years before Shakespeare, and died in 1626. As a boy he displayed a remarkable intelligence, and by the age of thirteen was a student at Cambridge University. He studied law, then had a highly successful career. By 1617 he was Prime Minister of England. He had also published some important philosophical and literary works which are still read today.
Why should a series of programmes about money make me think of Lord Bacon? Briefly, because it was his attitude to money which controlled, and ultimately ruined, his life. He was a man who spent much more than he could earn. To support his luxurious life-style he borrowed money from anyone who was foolish enough to lend it to him, then carefully avoided his creditors. Far worse, he abused his position of authority, accepting bribes in return for favors. For that he was eventually sent to prison. He spent the last years of his life in disgrace. [br] "To live within their income" means______.
选项
A、they don’t spend more than they earn
B、they have to live from hand to mouth
C、they live mainly on their salary and bonus
D、money obtained honestly always comes slowly
答案
A
解析
本题是考查句子含义类的问题,利用查阅式阅读法,我们可以在第二段第二句话中找到与问题相关的信息。这句话使我们了解到两种人之间的不同,一种人量人为出,另一种人花的总比挣的多。所以本句话的含义是指那些花的比挣的少、总有节余的人。因此,正确答案是A。
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