与其说accounting 是目的,不如说它是手段.模拟自：The ends justify the means.(只要达到目的可以不择手段.)是回答这个问题,不是翻译成中文.会计英语里面的论述题,麻烦了Sorry, it's all Greek to me, but I reckon it should be straightforward. We just need to find out the reason or reasons for there to be accounting, or in other words why we have accounting, or its purpose or aim. So the answer should be in the Introduction part or Chapter One of a textbook; absolutely not in an academic journal. The question doesn't constitute an essay topic: I cannot imagine talking about accounting being a means rather than an end in any academic journal. So avoid academic journals.Good luck!