Almost every Chinese can recite(背诵) the two lines of the famous poem(诗), "Every grain(谷粒)on the plate comes from hard work ". This means we should save the food we have. Saving is also important in Chinese culture. But sadly many of us don't understand the real meaning of these words: Don't waste(浪费) food.
A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million(百万) people for a year. Do we have too much food? The UN World Food Program showed there were about 725 million hungry people around the world in 2021 and about six million children die of hunger every year. If we waste less food, we will have more money to help more hungry children.
Chinese people are famous for being friendly and generous(慷慨). Many even feel that they will lose face if their friends eat all the food on the table. So it's common for the host family to prepare more dishes than all the guests can eat. Luckily, more and more people know the importance of saving food. As students, what should we do?
⒈ Don't order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you order, take the rest of it home.
⒉ Don't leave any food in your bowls when having meals.
⒊ Keep an eye on what food you have at home.
If we don't save food, more hungry people will die. Don't wait anymore! It's the right time for us to get started. Let's save food together right now!
| Saving Food in China | |
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| ▲ People waste food in their daily life. ▲There are still many people the hunger problem around the world. |
| Facts | ▲Saving food plays in Chinese culture. ▲Every grain(谷粒) on the plate comes from hard work. ▲Sadly, many of us understanding the real meaning of these words. ▲Luckily, the number of people who know the importance of saving food is getting bigger. |
| Things to do | ▲If you can't eat all the food you order in a restaurant, take the rest of it home. ▲Try to eat all the food in your bowls when having meals. ▲Keep an eye on what food you have at home. |
| The writer's opinions | ▲ food we save, people will die because of hunger. ▲We can see that saving food is so important that we should do it together now. |
