2019 年 12 月 14 日社会类(报告型)

      In many countries today people are living in a ‘throwaway society’, where things are used for a short time and then thrown away. What are its causes? What are its problems? Over the past few decades, we have been encouraged to buy new things and to replace them on a regular basis, leading to what is known as a “throwaway society.” This trend, caused chiefly by the overabundance of cheap goods as well as the advertising industry, has had a profoundly detrimental impact on the environment. Firstly, many countries, particularly in the developed and industrialised world, have become increasingly successful at producing greater and greater quantities of short-lived, disposable items. This is because labour has been outsourced to developing countries with cheaper labour costs and looser regulations, resulting in excessive numbers of these goods being produced for profit. Secondly, there is constant pressure from advertising and marketing companies for us to keep up with the latest trends and buy the most up-to-date clothes, gadgets, equipment, and so on. When we see that people around us have these things, we might feel compelled to give in to the trend and buy these products for ourselves.