Mark Twains short story of “one million pounds” is a very good work. The article on the “money is everything，” “money is omnipotent，” the idea of a satire， to expose the ugly face of capitalist society.
“One million pounds” is about a poor， honest man， that is， the heroine of this story has received a pair of brothers， the letter sent to him inside one million pounds. The brothers had made a bet， gambling， if a poor， honest people who e knocking on the door received the one million pounds， he will be what kind of results? Brother that he would starve to death because he could not prove that the money was his own， will be subject to other peoples doubts， and even the banks do not let him save money. His younger brother that he would lead a very good， and therefore they have the brothers of one million pounds will be loaned to check the poorest people， and spent 30 days abroad. Did not expect that during this period of time， people have the rare fortune suddenly rich， has tried to cozy up to him， from the free food， buy clothes， free acmodation， like a beggar， like to please him， and continue to improve his social status until the exception of the highest outdoor Wang Duke on! Not only that， he also has been a good wife and 30，000 pounds of bank interest， and finally from two brothers got a very good job. Lived a very， very happy life.
See here， I am so envious of the “lucky” the heroine， but at the same time I would like to: people reason to curry favor with him， not just because when people value money too it? Worship of money is shameful and should not be reaping more! Money is not omnipotent， the world than money， there are many more important things … …

暑假期间，我读了美国著名作家马克·吐温的《百万英镑》。这里面幽默生动的故事情节深深的吸引了我。
这本书讲述了一个穷困潦倒但诚实的美国人亨利·亚当斯在伦敦的一次奇遇。他因出海游玩遇险后获救，随之流浪在英国。在饥饿难耐下，打算去拣被人随手遗弃的半个梨。这一幕正好被一对正在找人打赌的兄弟瞧见了，于是他们把一张无法兑现的百万英镑借给亨利，看他在一个月内如何处理。
哥哥认为他会因为不敢用它饿死或因用票时被察觉不属于他而被捕，弟弟则认为会过得很好。
他的遭遇十分离奇，最初，人们看他衣衫褴褛，所以进店铺买东西无论老板还是店员都瞧不起他，冷嘲热讽。但当亨利拿出百万英镑时，所有人的脸上都惊呆了。他们立刻“变脸”，露出一副百般讨好，阿谀奉承的丑恶嘴脸。
当一个月的期限到临时，没想到亨利不仅没有饿死或被捕，反倒成了富翁，还娶了一位貌美如花的妻子，并且还获得了20万英镑。
这本书让我看到了人性的贪婪与人格的扭曲，当一个人没钱时，他们会弃之敝履，用一种轻蔑的目光看待你；反之，如果你有钱那么他们会巴结，甚至于出卖自己的人格和尊严。但是它也教育了我们，“钱不是万能的，但没有钱是万万不能的。”没有钱财可以靠自己的劳动来赚取。但是，若一个人没有做人的原则是极其悲哀的，即便他有再多的财富，他永远也不会受人敬仰与尊重。
正如现在许多人都买彩票，希望有朝一日自己能中大奖，但是中大奖的概率毕竟是少数，而且中奖的背后也有家庭支离破碎的。钱虽然能带给我们物质上的需求，但不能带给我们精神上的契合，因为再多的钱也买不到家的温馨和睦，更买不来健康的身体。
现在，我终于明白“君子爱财，取之以道”的道理了。

1、One million pounds is about a poor, honest man, that is, the heroine of this story has received a pair of brothers, the letter sent to him inside one million pounds. The brothers had made a bet, gambling, if a poor, honest people who come knocking on the door received the one million pounds, he will be what kind of results? Brother that he would starve to death because he could not prove that the money was his own, will be subject to other people's doubts, and even the banks do not let him save money. His younger brother that he would lead a very good, and therefore they have the brothers of one million pounds will be loaned to check the poorest people, and spent 30 days abroad. Did not expect that during this period of time, people have the rare fortune suddenly rich, has tried to cozy up to him, from the free food, buy clothes, free accommodation, like a beggar, like to please him, and continue to improve his social status until the exception of the highest outdoor Wang Duke on! Not only that, he also has been a good wife and 30,000 pounds of bank interest, and finally from two brothers got a very good job. Lived a very, very happy life。
2、《百万英镑》是讲一个贫穷、诚实的人，也就是这个故事的主人公收到了一对兄弟的信，信里面送给了他一百万英镑。原来这对兄弟打了一个赌，赌如果一个贫穷、诚实的人收到天上掉下的一百万英镑，他会有怎样的结果？哥哥认为他会饿死，因为他无法证明这些钱是他自己的，会受到别人的怀疑，连银行都不会让他存钱。弟弟则认为他会过得很好，于是他们兄弟俩将一百万英镑的支票借给了这个贫穷的人，并出国呆了三十天。没想到在这段时间内，人们对这位突然暴富的罕见富翁，竟拼命地拉拢他，从免费吃饭，买衣服，到免费住宿，一个个像乞丐一样讨好他，并不断提高他的社会地位，一直到了除王室外最高的公爵之上！不光如此，他还得到了一位好妻子和三万英镑的银行利息，最后还从两兄弟那儿得到了一份很好的工作。过着非常非常幸福的生活。