【雅思范文】购物欲与浪费（20190117大陆卷）

【20190117大陆】In some countries, people waste a lot of food which is bought in shops and restaurants. What do you think are the reasons? What can be done to solve this problem?

这篇文章我找了两个截然不同的浪费食物的原因：一是“面子工程”，二是健康意识（只吃到七分饱，不吃剩菜）。第二个主体段分别针对原因给了解决方案，这两个解决方案可以分别解决shops和restaurants的浪费现象。

Food waste has become a common phenomenon in some countries, which is due to either conspicuous hospitality or raised health awareness, which can be effectively solved by promoting informed shopping and ordering decisions.

In many cultures, hosts tend to order more dishes than their guests can consume to show their hospitality or economic strength. Such conspicuous behaviours are due to the common belief that the more food left, the more hospitable the inviters appear to be. Therefore, a certain degree of waste is a key factor for a cordial treat. Another contributing factor to scraps is that people have better concern for health. Instead of overeating until feeling stuffed, people tend to leave off with an appetite. And they no longer eat leftovers, not to mention decaying food. Therefore, leftovers or expired food are often discarded.

To tackle such problems, changing public perception is the most effective method. Public service advertisements need to be devised to promote a modest treating and dining style. Governments can incentivise restaurants to provide dinner-for-one menus or serve only half portions. Restaurants can in turn charge fees for leftovers, or advise the customers to order less in advance. The same strategies apply to supermarkets and groceries as well, who need to order adequate food, keeping the shelf life in mind. By doing so, the chances of customers buying products reaching sell-by dates are reduced, which will be less likely to be tossed.

To conclude, food waste originated from social and health considerations can be reduced with proper propaganda.

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