For the old generation, they believe that thrift is a virtue and have been educating their offspring to keep these words all the time. Indeed, thrift can help people not to waste the resources and let more people have the chance to share it. But sometimes over thrift is not favored by the young generation. Take my parents for example. They have gone through the hard time, so they save every cent they can. When we go shopping, my mother always hesitates to buy more food, because she wants to taste different flavor, but she is very struggling to pay the bill. In my opinion, money is used to improve people's life, besides the basic needs, we also need to find amusement. The old generation only chases the former while ignore the latter. Money deserves to be spent on finding amusement.
对于老一代来说，他们认为节俭是一种美德，并且教育后代要谨记这些话。事实上，节俭可以帮助人们不浪费资源，让更多的人有机会分享它。但有时过度节俭不受年轻一代的青睐。以我的父母为例。他们经历过艰难时候，所以他们会把每一分钱都节省下来。我们去购物的时候，我妈妈总是犹【英语查词、查例句、找各类英语范文就上英语翻译学习网（enfanyi.com）】豫要不要多买一点的食物，因为她想品尝不同的味道，但她却在买单的时候显得非常纠结。在我看来，钱是用来改善生活的，除了基本需求之外，我们还需要娱乐。老一代只追逐前者而忽视了后者。在娱乐方面花的钱是值得的。
