第二篇Shopping at Second-hand Clothing Stores4 p4 s' u( T( Z/ S t
When 33-year-old Pete Barth was in college，shopping at second—hand clothing6 r. I! K8 N9 {5 b/ b/ A
stores was just something he did-“like changing the tires on his car’’He looked at his; q, _' ~+ M5 _5 ~7 y% ~
budget and decided he could save a lot of money by shopping for clothes at thrift shops
# D2 y% S4 X- p# c" R' W9 a0 I% z“Even new clothes are fairly disposable(用后即丢掉的)and wear out after a couple
5 m. X" e$ o* I& x' J- W, T5 AOf years”Barth said“In thrift shops，you can find some great stuff whose quality is better
5 q. i. L$ |# G* Z* \3 hthan new clothes”+ s! S0 y+ M: ?9 E
Since then Barth．who works at a Goodwill thrift shop in the US state of Florida．has
' l+ G4 e+ z3 _( |0 ^' [& C1 [found that there are all kinds of reasons for shopping for second—hand clothing Some
# u; T" `5 Z1 y# t% O$ zpeople．1ike him，shop to save money Some shop for a crazy-looking shirt And some
/ [* b: m' f0 |: b' p3 _shop as a means of conserving energy and helping the environment7 _$ ~+ j. b1 L
Pat Akins an accountant at a Florida Salvation Army(SA)(救世军)thrift shop，said
$ B1 [) h5 e+ }/ jthat．for her．shopping at thrift shops is a way to help the environment+ F( o7 `6 J& D: m7 |
"When my daughter was little，we looked at it as recycling，“Akins said“Also，why' W$ O4 }! W& G" q
pay 30 dollars for a new coat when you can get another one for a lot less?”- b5 y# h* z& X+ A9 }; X
Akins said that the SA has shops an over the US-“some as big as department& o6 c1 G0 ? {, p; P6 U: i' C
Stores.”All of the clothes are donated(捐赠)，and when they have a surplus(盈余)，they’ll( B% D _ m% W9 r, k3 {
have“ stuff a bag” specials where customers can fi1l a grocery sack with clothes for only3 n3 H8 X; w' h$ i2 ]
5 or l0 dollars
1 c! Q% X' o2 G7 i1 t: s8 R1 PJulia Slocum，22,points out，however ,that the huge amount of second-hand clothing: T9 V8 @5 ^2 V
in the US is the result of American wastefulness
# J) N6 d& Q% H) ~. H8 R“l，d say that second-hand stores are the result of our wasteful，materialistic culture，”0 K( w! o( o$ t5 c4 ^
said Slocum．who works for a pro-conservation organization，the Center for a New# V+ ^* |( z! g5 Y6 e: k# c
American Dream. “Thrift shops prevent that waste from going to landfills(垃圾填埋场)；; g& I2 ?0 J0 ]8 U/ U! Y
They give clothing s second life，provide cheaper clothing for those who can’t afford to buy
1 z, x, B( Y2 N: jnew ones and generate(生成)income for charities They also provide a way for the
' [. Q6 m$ d4 Rwealthy 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
