Symptoms of waste in our soceity are not difficult to find. Lotsof foods on table which could not be eated at a time are thrown away casually. Besides， new clothes deemed out of fashion are also discarded by people. Last but not least， people without habits of turning off the faucet or power switchin time abound in our life， they waste water and electricity without evenrealizing it. Such careless waste can mostly be attributed to the absence of the consciousness of thrift. People today place a higher value on exploiting resources，while they overlook conserving and economizing resources.

　　There is an old saying in China，waste is shameful， thrif noble.Definitely， China has always been a country which celebrates thrift and distastes waste. If this trend is to be left unfettered， it will not only waste financial and material resources，but also damage Chinese traditional virtue or even impair the interests of our future generations. Perhaps， it is about time we began to address this issue.(172 words)

　　在我们的社会中，浪费的现象并不难发现。满桌的没有吃完的食物被人们随意的扔掉;再者，崭新的却被认为跟不上时尚的衣服也被人扔掉了;最后，那些没有及时关掉水龙头和电源开关习惯的人在我们生活中大量存在，他们在毫无意识的情况下浪费了水和电。这些漫不经心的浪费大多数可以归结为节约意识的匮乏。现在的人似乎更重视开发资源，而忽视了保护资源和节约资源。

　　中国有句老话：浪费是可耻的，节约是高尚的。的确，中国自古就是一个崇尚节约，反对浪费的国家。当前这种浪费之风如果得不到有效遏止的话，不仅会浪费宝贵资源，损失财力物力，甚至会破坏中国的传统美德以及子孙后代的利益。也许，我们是时候想一些办法解决这个问题了。

　　Symptoms of waste in our soceity are not difficult to find. Lotsof foods on table which could not be eated at a time are thrown away casually. Besides， new clothes deemed out of fashion are also discarded by people. Last but not least， people without habits of turning off the faucet or power switchin time abound in our life， they waste water and electricity without evenrealizing it. Such careless waste can mostly be attributed to the absence of the consciousness of thrift. People today place a higher value on exploiting resources，while they overlook conserving and economizing resources.

　　There is an old saying in China，waste is shameful， thrif noble.Definitely， China has always been a country which celebrates thrift and distastes waste. If this trend is to be left unfettered， it will not only waste financial and material resources，but also damage Chinese traditional virtue or even impair the interests of our future generations. Perhaps， it is about time we began to address this issue.(172 words)

　　在我们的社会中，浪费的现象并不难发现。满桌的没有吃完的食物被人们随意的扔掉;再者，崭新的却被认为跟不上时尚的衣服也被人扔掉了;最后，那些没有及时关掉水龙头和电源开关习惯的人在我们生活中大量存在，他们在毫无意识的情况下浪费了水和电。这些漫不经心的浪费大多数可以归结为节约意识的匮乏。现在的人似乎更重视开发资源，而忽视了保护资源和节约资源。

　　中国有句老话：浪费是可耻的，节约是高尚的。的确，中国自古就是一个崇尚节约，反对浪费的国家。当前这种浪费之风如果得不到有效遏止的话，不仅会浪费宝贵资源，损失财力物力，甚至会破坏中国的传统美德以及子孙后代的利益。也许，我们是时候想一些办法解决这个问题了。