Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Only people who earn a lot of money are successful. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Many people believe that a large income equals success. I believe, however, that success is more than how much money you make. Some of those measures of success include fame, respect, and knowledge.
许多人认为收入大等于成功。然而，我相信，成功不只是你赚了多少钱。其中一些成功的衡量标准包括名望、尊重和知识。
Most people assume that famous people are rich people, but that isn't always true. For example, some day I would like to be a famous researcher. Few scientists are rich by today's standards. Still I will feel myself to be successful if I am well-known. Additionally, there are many famous humanitarians who are not rich. Mother Theresa was one. Certainly, no one would say she was not successful.
大多数人认为名人是富人，但事实并非总是如此。例如，有一天我想成为一名著名的研究员。按照今天的标准，很少有科学家富有。不过，如果我出名的话，我会觉得自己是成功的。此外，还有许多著名的人道主义者并不富有。特雷莎妈妈就是其中之一。当然，没有人会说她不成功。
I also believe that being respected by coworkers indicates success. Without that respect, money means little. For example, I once did some work for a top attorney in a law firm. He made a very good salary, but he wasn't a nice man. No one ever did work for him willingly. He orderd everyone around, and we didn't respect him. In contrast, however, I had a wonderful band director in high school. He had to take extra jobs just to make enough money to support his family. However, his students had great respect for him and always listened to what he said. As a result, we were a very good band. In my opinion, my band director was more successful than the attorney was.
我也相信受到同事的尊重就意味着成功。没有这种尊重，钱就没有什么意义。例如，我曾经为一家律师事务所的高级律师做过一些工作。他薪水很高，但不是个好人。从来没有人愿意为他工作。他命令周围的人，我们不尊重他。相比之下，我在高中时有一个很棒的乐队指挥。为了挣足够的钱养家，他不得不多做些工作。然而，他的学生们对他很尊敬，总是听他的话。结果，我们是一支很好的乐队。在我看来，我的乐队总监比律师更成功。
Finally, I think one of the most important indicators of success is knowledge. Wealthy people don't know all the answers. For example, in the movie Good Will Hunting, the only person who could solve some complex problems was the janitor. He knew a lot, and decided what he wanted to do with that knowledge rather than just think about money. In my opinion, he was extremely successful.
最后，我认为最重要的成功指标之一是知识。有钱人不知道所有的答案。例如，在电影《善意狩猎》中，唯一能解决一些复杂问题的人就是看门人。他知道很多，决定用这些知识做什么，而不是只想着钱。在我看来，他非常成功。
When we think of history, there are few people that we remember simply because they were rich. Overall, we remember people who did something with their lives － they were influential in politics, or contributed to science or art or religion. If history is the ultimate judge of success, then money surely isn't everything.
当我们回顾历史时，我们记得的人很少，仅仅是因为他们富有。总的来说，我们记得那些用自己的生命做了一些事情的人——他们在政治上有影响力，或者对科学、艺术或宗教有贡献。如果历史是成功的最终评判标准，那么金钱肯定不是一切