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1、高考英语《流行话题语境识词4500》Unit97 BuyNothingDay素材Unit97 BuyNothingDay ThesingerEltonJohntooklegalactionagainsthismanagers,accusingthemofnotlookingafterhismoneyproperly.Duringthecourtcase,thelawyersaskedforadetailedbreakdownofthemoneyhespentoverthepastyear.Itturnedoutthathehadspent$2
2、89,000onflowers. Formany,thisisjustanotherexampleofrockstarextravagance.Whybecomeaworldfamousstarifyoucannotspendthousandsonflowersoranythingelsethatappeals? Butotherstakeamorecriticalviewofthiskindofspending.Ourconsumercultureisoutocontrol.Once,weshoppedtobuywhatweneeded.N
3、owweshopforotherreasons:toimpresseachother,tofillavoid,tokilltime.That'sthemessagefromagroupofactivistsbehind"BuyNothingDay".FirstheldinCanadain1992,"BuyNothingDay"iscelebratedonthelastFridayinNovemberandhasspreadtomajorcitiesacrosstheworld. OnNovember25,2000,campaignersinNo
4、rthAmericahitthestreets,handingoutleafletssuggestingalternativestoshopping,andputtingupposterswiththemessage:"Warning--alltheywantisyourmoney."Behindtheseactivitiesisaconvictionthatconsumerismhascommercializedsociety.Advertisementsfollowpeopleeverywhere.Sponsorsbringeverymusi
5、calorsportingeventtothefans.Publicspacesandsurfacesarecoveredbylogos.Everywherepeoplego,avoiceintheirearssays:"Buyme." Thisishavingadisturbingeffect.Around700,000peopleinBritainandupto15millionpeopleintheUSarecompulsiveshoppers,itisclaimed.Theseshopaholicshavelowself-esteema
6、ndrespondtothepromisesofglamour,wealthandpopularitymadebyfamousbrands.Theyneedtoshoptofeelfulfilled.Eventuallytheybecomeaddicted. Criticsof"BuyNothingDay"sayitisnotagoodcause.Formillionsofpeopleacrosstheworld,everydayisbuynothingday.WhynotgotoAfricaandorganizea"BuySomethingD
7、ay"?Supportersarguethatpeopleinrichcountrieswilldomoretotackleworldpovertywhentheychangetheirownattitudetomoneyandconsumption. Onthestreets,the"BuyNothingDay"activistsgenerallygetafriendlyreception.Peoplelistenastheymaketheirpoint.Theynodtheirheadsinagreement.Thentheygoahead
8、andshop.Ittakesmorethananidealisticyoungpersontostopthecommercialtid
