培根散文隨筆集第28章：Of Expense 論消費(fèi)（中英對(duì)照）
培根散文隨筆集中英對(duì)照，通過閱讀文學(xué)名著學(xué)語(yǔ)言，是掌握英語(yǔ)的絕佳方法。既可接觸原汁原味的英語(yǔ)，又能享受文學(xué)之美，一舉兩得，何樂不為？
28 of expense 論消費(fèi)
riches are for spending; and spending for honour and good actions. therefore extraordinary expense must be limited by the worth of the occasion: for voluntary undoing may be as well for a man's country as for the kingdom of heaven. but ordinary expense ought to be limited by a man's estate; and governed with such regard, as it be within his compass; and not subject to deceit and abuse of servants; and ordered to the best show, that the bills may be less than the estimation abroad.
財(cái)富底用處是消費(fèi)，而消費(fèi)底目的是為了光榮或善舉。因此特別的消費(fèi)當(dāng)以其原因之價(jià)值為度；蓋為了國(guó)家，和為了天國(guó)一樣，也可以自甘貧乏的。但是普通的消費(fèi)則當(dāng)以一個(gè)人底財(cái)產(chǎn)為度；并且要管理得宜，務(wù)使消費(fèi)不要超出收入；并且要勿受仆役底欺騙；還得觀瞻極佳，務(wù)使實(shí)付之款比外人底估計(jì)為少。
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