【正文】 ot used to disposable likes to keep things, even old things, rather than throwaway did a marketing study for them and found the resistance too strong.” This resistance, however, is dying all over the developed ，不久前，法國廣告代理公司P的一位市場調查員U R 告訴我“法國的家庭主婦并不習慣于使用一次性的產品，:她們喜歡把東西留著，即使是舊物品也不會丟。紙尿褲，圍裙，紙巾，手絹，非循環(huán)使用的蘇打汽水瓶—所有這些在她家被迅速使用，有的被無情的丟棄。Moreover, our attitudes toward things reflect basic value could be more dramatic than the difference between the new breed of little girls who cheerfully turn in their Barbies for the new improved model and those who, like their mothers and grandmothers before them, clutch lingeringly and lovingly to the same doll until it disintegrates from sheer this difference lies the contrast between past and future, between societies based on permanence, and the new, fastforming society based on ，我們對物品的態(tài)度反映了基本的價值評判。人造物品進入并影響了人類意識，其數(shù)量急劇增長，無論是就絕對而言還是相對而言。What Mattel did not announce was that by trading in her old doll for a technologically improved modes, the little girl of today, citizen of tomorrow’s superindustrial world, would learn a fundamental lesson about the new society: that man’s relationships with things are increasingly ，通過折舊芭比娃娃來銷售新款芭比娃娃，今天的小女孩，明天工業(yè)化社會的公民就會得出這樣一個對社會的基本認識：人類和物品的關系越來越短暫。第四篇：英國女王2013 圣誕演講Unit7 Things: The Throwaway Society一次性社會“Barbie,” a twelveinch plastic teenager, is the best known and bestselling doll in its introduction in 1959, the Barbie doll population of the world has grown to 12,000,000— more than the human population of Los Angeles or London or girls adore Barbie because she is highly realistic and eminently , Inc., maker of Barbie, also sells a plete wardrobe for her, including clothes for ordinary daytime wear, clothes for formal party wear, clothes for swimming and “芭比”曾是歷史上最著名最暢銷的洋娃娃，自從1959年問世以來，全世界的芭比娃娃的數(shù)量增長到1200,0000人—比洛杉磯，倫敦和巴黎任何一個城市的人口還要多。Christians are taught to love their neighbours, having passion and concern, and being ready to undertake charity and voluntary work to ease the burden of deprivation and ，有同情心，樂于慈善和志愿工作，以減輕貧困和不利的負擔。am confident that this diverse Commonwealth of nations can strengthen the mon bond that transcends politics, religion, race and economic 。always been more important in promoting our unity than symbolism 、人民密不可分。New munication technologies allow them to reach out to the wider world and share their experiences and many, the practical assistance and networks of the Commonwealth can give skills, lend advice and encourage ，給予意見和鼓勵進取。Well over 13,000 soldiers from the United Kingdom, and across the Commonwealthare currently serving in 、澳大利亞、。2009年對很多人來說都不好過，尤其是那些深受經濟衰退之苦的人們。而應該繼續(xù)努力，為自己和他人創(chuàng)造更美好的未來?！队鐣鷳B(tài)概論》補充閱讀一We know that Christmas is a time for celebration and family reunions。The Commonwealth is not an organisation with a is rather an opportunity for its people to work together to achieve practical solutions to ，而更是一個讓各國人民合作、解決困難的平臺。It is important to keep discussing issues that concern us allthere can by no more valuable role for our family of have been closely associated with the Commonwealth through most of its ，它讓我們的大家庭產生更大的價值。Recently I attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago and heard how important the Commonwealth is to young ，聽到聯(lián)邦對年輕人是多么重要。But we can be proud of the positive contribution that our servicemen and women are making, in conjunction with our 。一些年份讓我們心滿意足，一些年份則最好忘卻。2009年對很多人來說都不好過，尤其是那些深受經濟衰退之苦的人們。Well over 13,000 soldiers from the United Kingdom, and across the Commonwealthare currently serving in 、澳大利亞、?！队鐣鷳B(tài)概論》補充閱讀一New munication technologies allow them to reach out to the wider world and share their experiences and many, the practical assistance and networks of the Commonwealth can give skills, lend advice and encourage ，分享他們的經驗和觀點。在英聯(lián)邦成立以來的大部分時間里，我都同它聯(lián)系緊密。In many aspects of our lives, whether in sport, the environment, business or culture, the Commonwealth connection remains vivid and ，不論是體育、環(huán)境、商業(yè)或文化，英聯(lián)邦國家之間的聯(lián)系緊密而豐富。but it is also a time to reflect on what confronts those less fortunate than ourselves, at home and throughout the ，圣誕節(jié)是歡慶與家人團聚的時候，但我們也可以借這個時機回顧那些國內外不幸者面臨的困境。I wish you all, wherever you may be, a very happy ，我都祝愿你們圣誕快樂。I am sure that we have all been affected by events in Afghanistan and saddened by the casualties suffered by our forces serving thoughts go out to their relations and friends who have shown immense dignity in the face of great personal ，我們所有人都受到阿富汗戰(zhàn)事影響，為英軍士兵傷亡感到悲傷。The debt of gratitude owed to these young men and women, and to their predecessors, is indeed 。It is inspiring to learn of some of the work being done by these young people, who bring creativity and innovation to the challenges they ，我了解到一些年輕人正在做著一些事情，他們面對挑戰(zhàn)，富于創(chuàng)造力和創(chuàng)新精神。這不單是象征意義，也能促進我們的團結。隨著不斷的支持和貢獻，我相信英聯(lián)邦國家的多元化能加強各國在政治、宗教、種族和經濟環(huán)境的凝聚力。never cease to work for a better future for ourselves and for ，這些困難和挑戰(zhàn)會令我們