Money is something, not everything, but without money, you cannot do anything in this world.
金钱并不是万能的,但没钱是万万不能的。
but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect of elders -- as if mere age were a reason for respect.
但我不会用应当尊重长者这一套陈词滥调来为我自己辨护,似乎年长就是受人尊敬的理由。