The key answer of exercise 1
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 14 - Made of money for the textbook Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning
Question
Read the traditional Chinese sayings connected to money. Decide what you think each one means and how far you agree.
Answer
- This warns people who want to change a situation without thinking of the possible negative consequences.
- However long your journey, or however big and impossible the change you want to make, it starts with just one step, or action. This is also often rendered as: A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
- Ambitious people forget where they come from in life.
- This reminds us that it is important to pay attention to both the practicalities of life (having food to eat) and the beauty of life (flowers).
- We need the basic things in life (this could be family, home, friends, etc.) before we can enjoy life and make something of life.
- This encourages the idea that we should work together and live in harmony.
- Learning and having a useful skill is more important than being rich.
- We should only take what we need – we shouldn’t be greedy.
- This is like saying that money can’t buy you a long life or happiness.
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