第二篇Shopping at Second-hand Clothing Stores, A5 B6 [9 H. x9 X; Q
When 33-year-old Pete Barth was in college，shopping at second—hand clothing; }/ J Q* k2 ^ Q1 f+ t. z
stores was just something he did-“like changing the tires on his car’’He looked at his
6 P N2 j( m2 |1 x! kbudget and decided he could save a lot of money by shopping for clothes at thrift shops
. r B: R. V! }" N“Even new clothes are fairly disposable(用后即丢掉的)and wear out after a couple
) a; G7 N) I9 ?- a2 C* u4 POf years”Barth said“In thrift shops，you can find some great stuff whose quality is better* U# u: k% T+ {. [" @! H3 Z5 ~
than new clothes”/ D2 E8 V1 b# i3 S; L
Since then Barth．who works at a Goodwill thrift shop in the US state of Florida．has) V1 S4 C C' s; b: U) Z
found that there are all kinds of reasons for shopping for second—hand clothing Some9 l! p; F* A6 v+ h* h2 j
people．1ike him，shop to save money Some shop for a crazy-looking shirt And some
5 A0 v( R+ O0 f, M% f# h5 Ishop as a means of conserving energy and helping the environment4 x9 N5 E0 a9 z5 g, v
Pat Akins an accountant at a Florida Salvation Army(SA)(救世军)thrift shop，said( ]- H6 t* W* c; U' P: U
that．for her．shopping at thrift shops is a way to help the environment( k6 d0 W' p8 @+ n
"When my daughter was little，we looked at it as recycling，“Akins said“Also，why
9 {1 ^- Y, y5 u2 Epay 30 dollars for a new coat when you can get another one for a lot less?”
- F% K0 f' [: m7 B3 Y; T. ?! s# JAkins said that the SA has shops an over the US-“some as big as department/ L A* C: y! O: m& _
Stores.”All of the clothes are donated(捐赠)，and when they have a surplus(盈余)，they’ll
9 g& u1 n" F5 O; Ihave“ stuff a bag” specials where customers can fi1l a grocery sack with clothes for only/ v' O# `+ ?2 Q F
5 or l0 dollars* e. c% E8 F" I+ V4 ^2 D
Julia Slocum，22,points out，however ,that the huge amount of second-hand clothing
, `" C& U5 t _$ Cin the US is the result of American wastefulness
3 Y# P( w# ?, f0 f$ `/ W+ ~- k“l，d say that second-hand stores are the result of our wasteful，materialistic culture，”% ]5 z5 R7 _: w7 J. T
said Slocum．who works for a pro-conservation organization，the Center for a New
( n5 o7 S8 S5 D% dAmerican Dream. “Thrift shops prevent that waste from going to landfills(垃圾填埋场)；
' Y6 [/ M+ s# p& x: F* a. vThey give clothing s second life，provide cheaper clothing for those who can’t afford to buy V, K9 ?0 E4 [$ D6 ~- T( a7 [6 M# V
new ones and generate(生成)income for charities They also provide a way for the# W0 n. k0 H0 W! s C
wealthy and middle classes to shed(摆脱)some of the guilt for their level of consumption”. |
发表于 2012-8-16 00:07:50
