湖北武漢 林芬譯

為什么人們喜愛(ài)黃金？

湖北武漢 林芬譯

I've been lucky enough to travel to many countries all over the world and attend weddings，parties and religious1celebrations2in different countries.I notice that gold is almost always part of cultural events.Why do people love gold？

For some people，gold seems to be a status3symbol.Indian businessman Datta loves gold so much that he's even bought a shirt made of gold at a cost of$250，000.“Some people want to own an Audi or Mercedes，I chose gold，”he explains.

For other people，gold is an investment4.The price of gold generally5increases over time—and in European markets it even reached over$1，600 per ounce6in 2013.

And for many people，the family heirloom brings together status and investment.My mother has a gold bracelet7that was given by her grandmother—who，in turn，inherited8it from her own grandmother.It's quite a heavy piece and probably worth quite a lot of money.But its sentimental9value is greater than its value in dollars:It's a beautiful object that holds many family memories.

Status and investment are good reasons to value gold，but，I think that the real reason people love gold is that it can be made into beautiful objects.Think about Tutankhamun's mask. Have you ever seen anything so beautiful？

People love gold because it captures10our minds，our imagination and，above all，our hearts.

我一直都很幸運(yùn)，可以周游世界，到各個(gè)國(guó)家去旅行，參加不同國(guó)家的婚禮、聚會(huì)和宗教慶典。我發(fā)現(xiàn)黃金幾乎一直都是文化活動(dòng)中不可或缺的部分。為什么人們喜愛(ài)黃金？

對(duì)于很多人來(lái)說(shuō)，黃金似乎是身份的象征。印度商人達(dá)塔很是喜愛(ài)黃金，甚至買了一件價(jià)值25萬(wàn)美元的由黃金打造而成的襯衫?！坝行┤讼霌碛幸惠v奧迪或者梅塞德斯，但是我會(huì)選擇黃金?！彼忉尩馈?/p>

對(duì)另一些人而言，黃金意味著一項(xiàng)投資。黃金的價(jià)格通常都會(huì)與日俱增，而且在歐洲市場(chǎng)，黃金價(jià)格甚至在2013年就高達(dá)每盎司1，600美元。

對(duì)于很多人來(lái)說(shuō)，祖上傳家寶是集身份地位和投資為一體的。我媽媽有一個(gè)她祖母?jìng)鹘o她的金手鐲，而這個(gè)金手鐲也是由她祖母的祖母?jìng)鹘o她祖母的。這個(gè)金手鐲相當(dāng)重，大概價(jià)值不菲。但是它所蘊(yùn)含的情感價(jià)值遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)大于它的實(shí)際價(jià)值——它可是一件承載了很多家庭記憶的美麗物件。

身份地位和投資是人們重視黃金的上好理由，但是，我認(rèn)為人們真正喜愛(ài)黃金的原因是它可以做成美麗的東西。想一想圖坦卡門的面具，你見(jiàn)過(guò)其他如此美麗的東西？

人們喜愛(ài)黃金是因?yàn)樗@了我們的思想，我們的想象力，尤其是我們的心。

Why Do People Love Gold?