超级简单英语阅读:It’s Not the Money

The brothers don’t speak to each other. They had a fight. They had a fight a long time ago. The fight was about money. Money can make people happy. Money can make people unhappy. Money can bring people together. Money can tear¹ people apart². It doesn’t take a lot of money to tear people apart. Sometimes it takes only a little money. The two brothers were angry about $100. Only $100. But they both said, “It’s not the money. It’s the principle³.” A principle is a way of life. To tell the truth is a principle. To work hard is a principle. But both brothers lied. It wasn’t the principle. It was the money.

 

1 tear   

n.泪滴，眼泪；撕，扯，裂缝；激怒；飞奔；vi.流泪；撕破；赶快，飞奔

参考例句：

• Why did you tear the letter away from her hand?你为何要从她手中夺走那封信？
• He could not tear himself from that spot.他舍不得离开那个地点。

2 apart   

adv.除去，撇开；分开；相隔，相距

参考例句：

• I helped her pull the two fighting boys apart.我帮她把两个打架的男孩拉开。
• I like to keep my work apart from my family.我不喜欢让家里人插手我的工作。

3 principle   

n.法则，原则，原理

参考例句：

• You should hold your principle.你应该坚守自己原则。
• The same principle applies to your schoolwork.同样的道理适用于你的学业。