英语写作 节俭
Frugality is a kind of virtue
It seems that we don’t know when it begins, we’ve got used to the brightness in study room with all lights on in day. We’ve got used to the cool air in living room with air conditioning on all day. We’ve got used to the tick of water dripping from faucet in the bathroom. We’ve got used to the existence of waste paper near the copier. We’ve got used to all convenience and comfort from our wasting by following our own inclinations. Although our life level gets higher and higher, we shouldn’t waste the resources around us, we still need to practice frugality, because frugality is a kind of virtue. It's beneficial for us.
First of all, frugality doesn’t mean stinginess. And on the one hand, frugality helps us to set up a correct consumption view and consume rationally. Some always get the concept of frugality and stinginess mixed. They regard frugality as spending money less as possible. They also think if we stick to frugality, we’ll live a quite stingy and uncomfortable life like Grandet. And one of my bet friends, Alex just thinks so.
However, in fact frugality doesn’t mean stinginess. Frugality is a kind of consumption after careful deliberation. By practicing frugality, we make best use of money on what we really need instead of sacrificing necessities for life to enjoy luxuries. By Practicing Frugality, we don’t also need to live such an uncomfortable life like a miser. An economist associates his income with his need, his family’s need and consumes rationally. However stinginess means reluctance to consume. So frugality doesn’t mean stinginess and by practicing it, we can consume more rationally and live better.
On the other hand, by practicing frugality, more resources can get saved. For example, according to “The world water development report” announced by the UNESCO in 2006, there are nine big problems in the world water development and one of the biggest is the serious water waste problem.
However, in today’s world with a population more than six billion, if every of us saves one drop of water a day, then six billion drops of water will be saved. So this
shows if every of us practices frugality and makes an effort to save resources, more and more resources will get saved and the tense phenomenon of resources shortage can get relieved. As an old saying says, “When many help to gather firewood, the flames shoot high.”
Frugality is a kind of virtue. Even if we live a rich life, we still need to practice frugality. Because by practicing frugality, we consume rationally, we get the resources around us saved, we make our life more comfortable, and we also make preparations for our tomorrow. To practice frugality, let’s begin with tiny things at our sides from this moment. For example, we turn off lights when leaving. We tighten faucets after using it. Of course papers’ recycling is also a good way. So frugality should still be advocated not only in today’s society, but all the time.
年味变淡有其正常的和必然的原因:中国春节是与农耕文化、生产节律紧密相连的;过完年,春耕即将开始。这种生活距离我们(尤其是城市居民)毕竟是十分遥远,加上移风易俗和现代化通讯手段发达,人情味和年味自然被稀释了。此外,还有人认为,现在天天鸡鸭鱼肉,等于天天过年,那么过年还有什么意思呢?大冯说,其实不是这样,过去中国人生活贫穷,过上好日子是他们的理想;而只有在过年时,这种理想才会变为现实(尽管只是短暂的“幻觉”)。今天当人们已经丰衣足食时,应有更高理想和境界。在大冯看来,当代人过年已越来越是一个精神的、情感的和文化的生活。