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Dear Editor,
Many college students have no concept of thrift or frugality in their mind. They take it for granted that they spend their parents' money before they start to earn for themselves after graduation.
Their extravagant spending is primarily caused by the following factors. First of all, most students are the only child. They are the apple of their family's eyes and naturally get more attention and pocket money. In addition, with the improvement in living standards, parents can afford to spend more on their children.
In my view, a college student, as a pure consumer, should learn to be thrifty. We should limit our expenses to daily necessities and should not buy whatever we want regardless of its cost. The habit of thrift can help us form right values and is favorable to our future development.
Yours truly,
Li Ming
尊敬的編輯:
很多大學(xué)生思想中沒有節(jié)儉的觀念。他們想當(dāng)然地認為自己畢業(yè)后開始掙錢之前可以花父母的錢。
大學(xué)生奢侈消費主要是由下述原因造成的。首先,大多數(shù)學(xué)生都是家里的獨生子女。他們是家人的掌上明珠,自然得到更多的照顧和零花錢。其次,隨著生活水平的提高,家長們負擔(dān)得起孩子們更高的開銷。
依我看,大學(xué)生作為純粹的消費者應(yīng)該學(xué)會節(jié)儉。我們應(yīng)該只把錢花在日常必需品上,而且不能不論要價隨意消費。節(jié)儉的習(xí)慣可以幫助我們形成正確的價值觀,還有利于我們的未來發(fā)展。
您真誠的,
李明
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editor 編輯
college student 大學(xué)生
concept 概念
thrift 節(jié)儉
frugality 節(jié)儉
graduation 畢業(yè)
primarily 主要地
following 以下的
factor 因素
only child 獨生子女
naturally 自然地
attention 關(guān)心,照顧
pocket money 零花錢
improvement 提高
living standards 生活水平
afford 承擔(dān)得起
consumer 消費者
thrifty 節(jié)儉的
expense 花銷
necessity 必需品
whatever 任何......的事物
future development 未來發(fā)展
1 Your recent articles and editorials on this issue filled me with the deepest disappointment.
最近貴報關(guān)于這個問題的文章及社論使我非常失望。
2 I have read your editorial and I quite go along with most of your views.
我讀了貴報的社論,非常贊同你們的大部分觀點。
3 I have been reading your newspaper for many years with great enthusiasm and interest.
多年來我一直懷著極大的熱情和興趣閱讀貴報。