張祖平

Ive been lucky enough to travel to many countries all over the world and attend weddings， parties and religious1 celebrations2 in different countries. I notice that gold is almost always part of cultural events. Why do people love gold？

For some people， gold seems to be a status3 symbol. Indian businessman Datta loves gold so much that hes even bought a shirt made of gold at a cost of $250，000. “Some people want to own an Audi or Mercedes， I chose gold，” he explains.

For other people， gold is an investment4. The price of gold generally5 increases over time—and in European markets it even reached over $1，600 per ounce6 in 2013.

And for many people， the family heirloom brings together status and investment. My mother has a gold bracelet7 that was given by her grandmother—who， in turn， inherited8 it from her own grandmother. Its quite a heavy piece and probably worth quite a lot of money. But its sentimental9 value is greater than its value in dollars： Its a beautiful object that holds many family memories.

Status and investment are good reasons to value gold， but， I think that the real reason people love gold is that it can be made into beautiful objects. Think about Tutankhamuns mask. Have you ever seen anything so beautiful？

People love gold because it captures10 our minds， our imagination and， above all， our hearts.

我一直都很幸運，可以周游世界，到各個國家去旅行，參加不同國家的婚禮、聚會和宗教慶典。我發(fā)現(xiàn)黃金幾乎一直都是文化活動中不可或缺的部分。為什么人們喜愛黃金？

對于很多人來說，黃金似乎是身份的象征。印度商人達塔很是喜愛黃金，甚至買了一件價值25萬美元的由黃金打造而成的襯衫?！坝行┤讼霌碛幸惠v奧迪或者梅塞德斯，但是我會選擇黃金。”他解釋道。

對另一些人而言，黃金意味著一項投資。黃金的價格通常都會與日俱增，而且在歐洲市場，黃金價格甚至在2013年就高達每盎司1，600美元。

對于很多人來說，祖上傳家寶是集身份地位和投資為一體的。我媽媽有一個她祖母傳給她的金手鐲，而這個金手鐲也是由她祖母的祖母傳給她祖母的。這個金手鐲相當重，大概價值不菲。但是它所蘊含的情感價值遠遠大于它的實際價值——它可是一件承載了很多家庭記憶的美麗物件。

身份地位和投資是人們重視黃金的上好理由，但是，我認為人們真正喜愛黃金的原因是它可以做成美麗的東西。想一想圖坦卡門的面具，你見過其他如此美麗的東西？

人們喜愛黃金是因為它俘獲了我們的思想，我們的想象力，尤其是我們的心。