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  Consumerism has taken over the globe. Contemporary culture tells us that we have a contractual obligation to live our lives as perpetual consumers each day and every day of our life, always wanting more,always wanting the best. When one contemplates the absurdity of this, however, one realizes that international corporations seem to hold real people in contempt. It appears to be their contention that a company's success is more important than containing global problems that reflect the cost of consumerism.

  Many contend that we have already contaminated the world beyond repair. Containers of oil burst and pollute the seas with contaminants each day. The continental scale of global warming, the greenhouse effect, and the hole in the ozone layer all have shocked us. But no one has a contingency plan that includes controlling large international corporations or changing how we consume.

  In this context consumers must no longer remain content to feed the giants with their hard-earned money. Contact must be established to open new lines of communication and education. Contracts that are bad for the world must be broken. If there is not a global contraction of our thirst for more of what we don't need, this continuous burden on the planet earth will have unbearable consequences.

  Consumers need to learn to be satisfied with "enough". There is no need for more. Be satisfied with what you have. Figure out what you don't need. And let international corporations know that you don't need their products anymore.

  Consumerism is not healthy for you. Consumerism is not healthy for our planet.

  讀故事單詞雅思詞匯-對(duì)消費(fèi)主義的控訴

  消費(fèi)主義已經(jīng)席卷全球。當(dāng)代文化告訴我們，我們有合同義務(wù)作為永遠(yuǎn)的消費(fèi)者度過我們生命中的每一天，要永遠(yuǎn)索取更多，追求最好。但是，只要我們仔細(xì)考慮一下這樣做的荒謬性，就會(huì)意識(shí)到國(guó)際大公司似乎并不尊敬真正的人。他們的論點(diǎn)好像是企業(yè)的成功要比抑制全球性問題更為重要，而這些問題反映出消費(fèi)主義付出的代價(jià)。

  許多人認(rèn)為我們已經(jīng)把世界污染得無法修復(fù)。每天都有油罐爆裂并用其污染物弄臟大海。全球變暖、溫室效應(yīng)、臭氧層大洞都以其洲際規(guī)模讓我們感到震驚，但是還沒有人提出一項(xiàng)包括限制大型跨國(guó)公司或者改變我們的消費(fèi)方式的應(yīng)變計(jì)劃。

  在這種背景下，消費(fèi)者再也不能滿足于用自己辛辛苦苦掙來的錢來填飽這些大公司。必須建立聯(lián)系以開辟交流和教育的新渠道。對(duì)世界有害的契約必須廢除。如果不采取全球性措施限制我們對(duì)不需要的東西的渴求，那么地球承受的這種持續(xù)不斷的負(fù)擔(dān)就會(huì)產(chǎn)生難以承受的后果。

  消費(fèi)者要學(xué)會(huì)知足，沒有必要貪多。對(duì)你擁有的東西感到滿足，想清楚你不需要的東西，讓跨國(guó)公司知道你以后再也不需要他們的產(chǎn)品。

  消費(fèi)主義無益于你，消費(fèi)主義無益于我們的地球。

  單詞祥解

  consumer n.消費(fèi)者

  consumerism n.1 保護(hù)消費(fèi)者利益運(yùn)動(dòng);2 消費(fèi);3(主張以消費(fèi)制經(jīng)濟(jì)的)消費(fèi)主義

  contact n.1 接觸,聯(lián)系;交往,關(guān)系;交際;v.與...接觸(或交往),與...聯(lián)系

  contain v.1 包含;容納 2 控制;抑制,克制

  container n.容器(如盒、箱、罐等);集裝箱

  contaminant n.污染物,致污物

  contaminate v.1 弄臟,污染;玷污;2 使不純,使變低劣

  contemplate v.1 對(duì)...做周密考慮;2 凝視,注視;3 打算,盤算;4 預(yù)期,視...為可能

  contemporary a.1 當(dāng)代的,現(xiàn)代的2 屬于同一時(shí)期的,同時(shí)的;n.同時(shí)期(或時(shí)代)的人

  contempt n.輕視,輕藐

  contend v.1 競(jìng)爭(zhēng),爭(zhēng)奪;爭(zhēng)斗,搏斗2 辯論,據(jù)理力爭(zhēng)3 主張,認(rèn)為;v.堅(jiān)決主張;堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為

  content n.1(常作~s)說容納的東西 v.使?jié)M意 a.滿足的

  contention n.1(辯論中提出的)論點(diǎn)2 爭(zhēng)論,爭(zhēng)吵,口角3 爭(zhēng)奪,競(jìng)爭(zhēng)

  context n.1 上下文,語(yǔ)境2(人、事、物存在其中的)各種有關(guān)情況,背景,環(huán)境

  continental a.1 大陸(性)的;(大)洲的

  contingency n.偶發(fā)事件,不測(cè)事件,緊急情況

  contingency plan 應(yīng)急計(jì)劃,應(yīng)變計(jì)劃

  continuous a.連續(xù)的,持續(xù)不斷的;延續(xù)的

  contract n.合同,契約;v.收縮,縮小

  contraction n.1 收縮;縮小;限制 2【語(yǔ)】縮約詞,縮約形勢(shì)

  contractual a.合同(性)的,契約(性)的

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