培根散文隨筆集第28章：Of Expense 論消費（中英對照）
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培根散文隨筆集中英對照，通過閱讀文學名著學語言，是掌握英語的絕佳方法。既可接觸原汁原味的英語，又能享受文學之美，一舉兩得，何樂不為？
28 of expense 論消費
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.
財富底用處是消費，而消費底目的是為了光榮或善舉。因此特別的消費當以其原因之價值為度；蓋為了國家，和為了天國一樣，也可以自甘貧乏的。但是普通的消費則當以一個人底財產為度；并且要管理得宜，務使消費不要超出收入；并且要勿受仆役底欺騙；還得觀瞻極佳，務使實付之款比外人底估計為少。
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