Thrift Is a Virtue 节约是美德
<p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="thrift">thrift</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtue">virtue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="educating">educating</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="thrift">thrift</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="thrift">thrift</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="favored">favored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="hesitates">hesitates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="flavor">flavor</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>, <span word="money">money</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="besides">besides</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="amusement">amusement</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="chases">chases</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span>. <span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="deserves">deserves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="amusement">amusement</span>.</p><p>对于老一代来说，他们认为节俭是一种美德，并且教育后代要谨记这些话。事实上，节俭可以帮助人们不浪费资源，让更多的人有机会分享它。但有时过度节俭不受年轻一代的青睐。以我的父母为例。他们经历过艰难时候，所以他们会把每一分钱都节省下来。我们去购物的时候，我妈妈总是犹豫要不要多买一点的食物，因为她想品尝不同的味道，但她却在买单的时候显得非常纠结。在我看来，钱是用来改善生活的，除了基本需求之外，我们还需要娱乐。老一代只追逐前者而忽视了后者。在娱乐方面花的钱是值得的。</p>
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