胡敏老師的《讀故事記單詞雅思詞匯》是用一些風趣幽默的小故事把一些看似毫無關系的詞串連起來，先提供一個故事，然后再提供一個雅思詞匯表，這樣不僅簡單方便，而且妙趣橫生。上海新航道小編給大家帶來讀故事單詞雅思詞匯-A rant against consumerism。想要下載的同學，請點擊：胡敏《讀故事記單詞|雅思詞匯》PDF下載

  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-對消費主義的控訴

  消費主義已經席卷全球。當代文化告訴我們，我們有合同義務作為永遠的消費者度過我們生命中的每一天，要永遠索取更多，追求最好。但是，只要我們仔細考慮一下這樣做的荒謬性，就會意識到國際大公司似乎并不尊敬真正的人。他們的論點好像是企業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主義付出的代價。

  許多人認為我們已經把世界污染得無法修復。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、臭氧層大洞都以其洲際規模讓我們感到震驚，但是還沒有人提出一項包括限制大型跨國公司或者改變我們的消費方式的應變計劃。

  在這種背景下，消費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。必須建立聯系以開辟交流和教育的新渠道。對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不需要的東西的渴求，那么地球承受的這種持續不斷的負擔就會產生難以承受的后果。

  消費者要學會知足，沒有必要貪多。對你擁有的東西感到滿足，想清楚你不需要的東西，讓跨國公司知道你以后再也不需要他們的產品。

  消費主義無益于你，消費主義無益于我們的地球。

  單詞祥解

  consumer n.消費者

  consumerism n.1 保護消費者利益運動;2 消費;3(主張以消費制經濟的)消費主義

  contact n.1 接觸,聯系;交往,關系;交際;v.與...接觸(或交往),與...聯系

  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...做周密考慮;2 凝視,注視;3 打算,盤算;4 預期,視...為可能

  contemporary a.1 當代的,現代的2 屬于同一時期的,同時的;n.同時期(或時代)的人

  contempt n.輕視,輕藐

  contend v.1 競爭,爭奪;爭斗,搏斗2 辯論,據理力爭3 主張,認為;v.堅決主張;堅持認為

  content n.1(常作~s)說容納的東西 v.使滿意 a.滿足的

  contention n.1(辯論中提出的)論點2 爭論,爭吵,口角3 爭奪,競爭

  context n.1 上下文,語境2(人、事、物存在其中的)各種有關情況,背景,環境

  continental a.1 大陸(性)的;(大)洲的

  contingency n.偶發事件,不測事件,緊急情況

  contingency plan 應急計劃,應變計劃

  continuous a.連續的,持續不斷的;延續的

  contract n.合同,契約;v.收縮,縮小

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

  contractual a.合同(性)的,契約(性)的

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