光盘行动
The Clean Plate campaign — Chinese reading, HSK 6
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中国人请客，讲究“面子”，菜点得越多越显得热情。于是，一桌十个人往往点二十个菜，最后剩下一大半。据统计，每年餐桌上浪费的食物相当于几千万人一年的口粮。
Zhōng guó rén qǐng kè jiǎng jiu miàn zi cài diǎn de yuè duō yuè xiǎn de rè qíng yú shì yì zhuō shí gè rén wǎng wǎng diǎn èr shí gè cài zuì hòu shèng xià yí dà bàn jù tǒng jì měi nián cān zhuō shàng làng fèi de shí wù xiāng dāng yú jǐ qiān wàn rén yì nián de kǒu liáng
When Chinese people host a meal, "face" matters: the more dishes ordered, the more generous you look. So a table of ten often orders twenty dishes and leaves over half. Statistics say the food wasted at the table each year equals a year's rations for tens of millions of people.
近年来，“光盘行动”在全国推广开来。不少餐厅推出了小份菜和半份菜，服务员也会主动提醒客人适量点餐；吃不完的菜打包带走，已经不再被认为是丢面子的事。
jìn nián lái guāng pán xíng dòng zài quán guó tuī guǎng kāi lái bù shǎo cān tīng tuī chū le xiǎo fèn cài hé bàn fèn cài fú wù yuán yě huì zhǔ dòng tí xǐng kè rén shì liàng diǎn cān chī bù wán de cài dǎ bāo dài zǒu yǐ jīng bú zài bèi rèn wéi shì diū miàn zi de shì
In recent years the "Clean Plate campaign" has spread nationwide. Many restaurants have introduced small and half portions, waiters remind customers to order sensibly, and taking leftovers home is no longer seen as losing face.
节约粮食，看似是小事，实际上体现了一个社会的文明程度。与其在面子上下功夫，不如把每一粒米都珍惜起来。
jié yuē liáng shi kàn sì shì xiǎo shì shí jì shàng tǐ xiàn le yí gè shè huì de wén míng chéng dù yǔ qí zài miàn zi shàng xià gōng fu bù rú bǎ měi yí lì mǐ dōu zhēn xī qi lai
Saving food may look like a small matter, but in fact it reflects how civilised a society is. Rather than working on appearances, it's better to treasure every grain of rice.
生詞
讲究 jiǎngjiu to set great store by
面子 miànzi face, prestige
统计 tǒngjì statistics
相当于 xiāngdāngyú to be equivalent to
推广 tuīguǎng to spread, promote
打包 dǎbāo to pack (leftovers)
体现 tǐxiàn to reflect, embody
珍惜 zhēnxī to treasure