Too much stuff 物质主义和简约主义
<p>随身英语<span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> 物质主义和简约主义</p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span>你是追求物质主义者还是喜欢样样从简？环视你家里四周，需要来一次大扫除吗？如果让你彻底成为极简主义者，能做到吗？本期《随身英语》探讨我们是否拥有太多个人物品和财产？对于那些多余的、不必要的物品我们应该怎么处理？</p><p>课文内容词汇: <span word="Possessions">Possessions</span> 个人物品、财产</p><p><span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="pairs">pairs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="gadgets">gadgets</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="home">home</span>? <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="de">de</span>-<span word="clutter">clutter</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="materialistic">materialistic</span>, <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="possessions">possessions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sentimental">sentimental</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="property">property</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evaluate">evaluate</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="prized">prized</span> <span word="possessions">possessions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="junk">junk</span>.</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="chucking">chucking</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="filling">filling</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="landfill">landfill</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>, <span word="items">items</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="recycled">recycled</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="sell">sell</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimalist">minimalist</span> <span word="approach">approach</span>, <span word="deliberately">deliberately</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>. <span word="Bea">Bea</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>, <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zero">Zero</span> <span word="Waste">Waste</span> <span word="Home">Home</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> "<span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evaluated">evaluated</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="overlooked">overlooked</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="vegetable">vegetable</span> <span word="peeler">peeler</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>, '<span word="do">do</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="vegetable">vegetable</span> <span word="peeler">peeler</span>'?"</p>
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