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口语考试话题收集Clearyourplatecampaign
Clearyourplatecampaign
CleanYourPlateCampaign光盘行动
光盘就是吃光盘中饭菜的意思。
2013年1月,北京一家民间公益组织发起“光盘行动”(Clearyourplatecampaign)
No-wastelunch:
China's"CleanYourPlate"?
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Thecentralandlocalgovernmentspromotedapolicyofthriftintherun-uptothe2013SpringFestival,andmanypeoplejoinedthe“clearyourplate”campaign.
Manyrestaurantshavealsoadoptedeffectivemeasurestoreducefoodwaste,includingprovidinghalf-portioneddishesatdiscountedprices.
AfteralunchwiththeorganizersofChina's"CleanYourPlate"campaign,theplatesarealmost-butnotquite-clean.Agricultureisabigcontributortoclimatechange,andyetglobally,roughly1/3offoodiswasted.
“Chinaisrichnow,peoplefinallyhavesomethingtospend,”hesays.“TheotherthingisChina’sdiningculture.Ifthere’ssomethingleftintheplates,theyhavetheirface.Theyhaveasenseofsecurity.Ifyouhavemorethanyouactuallyneed,it’ssomethingtobeproudof.”
ThecampaignersalsostartedpostingonWeibo,China’sversionofTwitter,whichhassome400millionfollowers
The“cleanyourplate”campaignhasreceivedmillionsofmentionsonWeibo,andprominentcoverageintheofficialPartynewspaperThePeople’sDaily,andledprime-timeeveningnewsonthegovernment’sCCTV-1.Notbadforanideadreamedupbyafewfriendsaroundadiningtable.
Inthemonthssincethecampaignwaslaunched,manyrestaurantsinBeijingandbeyondhavestartedofferingsmallerportions,encouraginggueststotakedoggybags,andgivingoutcertificatestothosewhocleantheirplates.
Recently,"ClearYourPlate"campaignismoreandmorepopularinsociety,whichadvocatessavingagainstwasting.Thecampaigndrawsourattentiontowastingoncampus.Somestudentsarenoticedtothrowawayalotoffoodinthecanteen.Asisoftenthecase,somelightsarestillonwithnobodyinclassrooms.What'smore,manyastudentspendsmuchmoneybuyingunnecessaryitems.
AsfarasIamconcerned,it'shightimethatwefoughtagainstwasting.Here'remysuggestions.Firstly,Ithinkourschoolshouldcarryoutvariousactivitiestoarousestudents'awarenessofsaving.Secondly,relevantrulesandregulationsaresupposedtobemadetopunishthosewhowastethings.Mostimportantly,weshouldformthehabitofsavingfromnow.Itiseverybody'sdutytosaveresources.
Chinahaslauncheda“CleanYourPlate” (“光盘行动“)initiativeinanefforttoreducefoodwaste.Thiscampaignfocusesonzerowastewhendininginrestaurants,encouragingdinerstoorderlessandtakeanyleftoverfoodhome.
Foodwasteoncollegecampusesisalsoproblematic,withover 1/3ofcollegecafeteriafoodbeingwasted.Studentsdonothaverefrigeratorsormicrowavesintheirrooms,sotakinghome“leftovers”isnotanoption.Collegeundergraduatesalonewasteenoughfoodtofeed 10millionpeopleannually.
Ofcourse,platewasteisnotspecificallyaChinaproblem,andcorruptofficialsarenotthemainculprit.Intotal, 30-50%ofallfoodiswastedglobally,includingfoodwastefromharvestandtransportationaswellasfromindividualconsumption.
1.ChinaFoodSafety
Recentpublicityonfakemeatand deadpigsfloatingdownriversnearShanghai havere-focusedglobalattentionontoChina’sfoodsystem,whereverylittleseemstohaveimprovedsincethemelaminescandalin2008.Concernsoffoodorigin,safehandlingpractices,pesticideuseandlackofstandardqualityassurancecontinuetoproliferatesocialandmassmediaoutlets.
“TheChinesearevoicingtheirconcernsoverfoodsafety withtheirbuyingpower.” Thisbuyingpowerisalsotranslatingintonegativeinvestorsentiment.
Itisuniversallyacknowledgedthatthesafetyoffoodiscloselyrelatedtoour
health.itishightimethatwepaidattentiontothisgraveissue.
Thereareseveralreasonsforthisseveralproblem.Firstandforemost,someproducts,
tohugeprofits,makefakecommoditiesorproductsofpoorquality.Inaddition,themonitorroleoflawsandregulationshasnotbeenimplementedinastrictway.Lastbutnotleastthepublicespeciallycustomersfrompoorfamilies,arenotalertenoughtothesafetyoffood.
Peoplecannotlivewithoutfoodeveryday,sofoodsafetybecomesourtopconcernnaturally.
ourgovernmentisveryconcernedaboutfoodsafety.Inrecentyears,ithaspassedlawsandregulationsonfoodsafetyandspecialofficeswereestablishedtooverseethefoodsafetyproblems.Also,asconsumers,oureffortswillbeagoodcontributiontoeliminatetheseproblems,too.Onlywhenfoodsafetyisn’tatroublesomethinganymore,canwehaveabrightfuture.
TuhaoandtheriseofChinesebling
Tuhao
AnewwordhassuddenlybecomewildlypopularinChina-"tuhao"-whichlooselytranslatedmeans"nouveauriche".Therehavebeenmorethan100millionreferencestotheword"tuhao"onsocialmediasinceearlySeptember.
InChinese"tu"meansearth,and"hao"meansrich.Tosaysomeoneistuhaoistoimplytheycomefromapoorpeasantbackground,andhavemadeitrichquick-butdon'tquitehavethemanners,orsophisticationtogoalongwithit.It'sliketheterm"nouveauriche",saysProfessorSteveTsangattheSchoolofContemporaryChineseStudiesinNottingham-buthasevenmorenegativeconnotations,suggestingacertainvulgarity.
汉语中"土"是地的意思,"豪"就是有钱.说某某是土豪,那就是这人出身低贱,突然发了大财,举止不得体,心中无城府.诺丁汉大学现代汉语研究学院的SteveTsang教授说,土豪和暴发户差不多,但是贬义更浓,含粗鄙之意.
ThisnewusageofthetermtookoffinSeptemberafterawidely-sharedjokeaboutarich,butunhappyman,whogoestoaBuddhistmonkforadvice,expectingtobetoldtoliveamoresimplelife.Themonkrepliesinsteadwiththephrase:
"Tuhao,let'sbefriends!
"
AyoungmanasksaZenmaster,"I'mwealthy,butunhappy.WhatshouldIdo?
"TheZenmastersays,"Define'wealthy.'"Theyoungmananswers,"IhavemillionsinthebankandthreeapartmentsincentralBeijing.Isthatwealthy?
"TheZenmastersilentlyholdsoutahand.Theyoungmansays:
"Master,areyoutellingmethatIshouldbethankfulandgiveback?
"
TheZenmastersays,"No...Tuhao,canIbecomeyourfriend?
"
今年九月流行一个段子,说一个郁郁寡欢的有钱人想过简单的生活,于是问道一和尚.不成想这和尚却说:
"土豪,我们做朋友吧!
"于是该词便有了新用法.
themostpopularuse,thenewgoldiPhone5sisnowknowninChinaasthe"tuhaogoldiPhone5s."ThenewgoldiPhone5s,whichhasbecomeahugesellerinChina,isnowcalled"TuhaoGold." itisbeingwidelyusedbynetizenstopokefunattherichwhoarelikeluxuriousproductswithlittleuseorcontent."
Chineseinternetusersarehighlycreativeintheiruseoflanguage,andareconstantlyinventing,andre-inventingwordsasawayofgettingpastcensorshiprules,saysTsang.Butinthiscase,itspopularityseemstobedowntothefactthatitencapsulatesChina'schangingsocietysowell-manypeoplesneeratthosewithwealth,butaresecretlyjealous,saysTsang.
中国网民们实在太有才了,把汉字用得妙趣横生,他们不断造词或者给旧词赋上新意以逃过审查,Tsang教授说.不过,具体到土豪这个词,它的流行生动地再现了中国当下变化中的社会:
很多人表面上嘲笑有钱人,心里却十分艳羡.
裸官:
nakedofficials"
这些年,中国出了许多“裸官”,当然不是说他们不穿衣服,而是指一些贪官把存款、妻儿都安排到国外,准备逃亡他国。
英语大概没有类似的说法,翻译时只能解释为:
thoseofficialswhohaveputalltheirsavings,orratherillegallygainedmoneyinforeignbanksandsenttheirfamiliesabroad。
•Someofficialshavegainedmillionsofmoneyusingthepower.Andtheyalsohaveattempedthepunishmentofthelawinchina.
•Thebadoffcialsdamagetheinterestsofthepeopleleadtotheflowofchinesecapital.
•Ithinkweshouldmakearulechangethepotentialthreatofthegovernmentduetothenakedofficialsinourcountry.
•Ithinkitisobviouslywrongtonakedofficialsonthepurposeofillegalidea.
•Let’sustofocusonitandchangeit.
•TheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)hasreleasednewrestrictionsgoverning"nakedofficials",orthosewhosefamilymembershaveallgoneabroad.
NakedofficialsunpopularinChina
TheChinesegovernmentisstrengtheningitsefforttomonitorofficialswhosewifeandchildrenliveaborad,assuchofficialsarepronetopowerabuse.
Theterm"nakedofficial"hasbeenselectedasoneofChina'stoptenbuzzwordsof2009byChineselinguists.Itreferstotheofficialswhosefamilymembershavemovedoverseas,whiletheythemselvesworkinthecountryaloneusuallywiththeothercountry'svisainhand.
Nakedofficialsarebelievedtohaveagreatertendencytowardcorruptionbecausethepresenceoftheirspousesoverseasmakesitconvenientforthemtofunnelbribemoneyandotherill-gottengainsoutofthereachoflocalauthorities.Ifcaughtintheirmisdeeds,suchofficialsalsohaveaneasymeansofescape:
theysimplytakeupresidencewiththeirspousesabroad.
Inrecentyears,reportshavegrownincreasinglycommonofcorruptChineseofficeholdersandtheirfamiliesfleeingthecountryafteramassinghugeamountsofmoney.ManynakedofficialsarebelievedtohavesoughtshelterinrichcountriesthatdonothaveextraditiontreatieswithChina.
The"nakedofficial"phenomenonhasattractedgreatattentioninChina,astherehavebeenmanycaseswheresuchofficialshavebeenfoundtobecorrupt.
smoginchina
Smog isatypeof airpollution.derivedfrom vehicularemission from internalcombustionengines andindustrialfumes
Smogcanforminalmostanyclimatewhereindustriesorcitiesreleaselargeamountsof airpollution,suchassmokeorgases.
SmogthesedayshascoveredmostofChinawithvisibilityinsomeregionslowerthan50meters,anditsthehottopicathomeandabroad.
TheAirQualityIndex(AQI)topped500incertainareasofShanghaionFriday.AQIofover300isdefinedas"seriouspollution".
Morethan100entriestoexpresswaysineastChina'sShandongProvinceweretemporarilyclosedduetohazeonSaturday,andsomeflightswerecanceledordelayedatJinanandQingdaoairports.
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