Clean Your Plate Campaign

On January, 2013, the public started a campaign called Clean Your Plate. This campaign aims to call on people to save food instead of wasting anything on the plates. The main theme of this activity is do not waste any food, starting with me. This campaign was first started from Sina weibo. Just a few days, tens of thousands people in China have joined in this meaningful activity. 

在2013年1月初,公眾中組織了一場(chǎng)名為“光盤行動(dòng)”的活動(dòng)。這場(chǎng)行動(dòng)的目的是為了號(hào)召人們節(jié)約糧食而不是浪費(fèi)食品。這場(chǎng)活動(dòng)的主題是“節(jié)約糧食,從我做起”。它最初起源于微博,數(shù)天以后,成千上萬(wàn)的人開始加入到這場(chǎng)極有意義的活動(dòng)中去。
In my humble opinion, everybody should join in this campaign. As we all know, the Chinese traditional virtue is to be thrifty even we are live in a better life. According to the latest survey, more than 50 million tons of food is being dumped in China every year. This wasted food can feed about 200 million people for a year. The old generation usually appreciates the leftover, if there is any food in the plate, they will eat them up; while the younger generation will dump the leftovers into the dustbin, they rather spend the money on other food instead of eating leftovers. I think such behavior is not only waste of food and money, but also broadcast the wrong idea that wasting food is acceptable. People should come to realize the importance of saving food. The governments should also take measures to reduce food wastage and encourage people to eat at home. What’s more, people should put an end to the expensive feasts and banquets. 
在我看來(lái),每個(gè)人都應(yīng)該加入到這場(chǎng)運(yùn)動(dòng)中去。我們都知道,節(jié)約是中華名族的傳統(tǒng)美德,即便是現(xiàn)在我們的生活已經(jīng)好了很多。就最新的調(diào)查結(jié)果:每年中國(guó)都要倒掉超過五千萬(wàn)頓的糧食,這些糧食能供兩億人吃一整年。年老的一輩或許不會(huì)傾倒剩飯剩菜,他們通常會(huì)把盤子里面的食物吃完;而年輕人則把剩下的食物倒進(jìn)垃圾桶里面,他們寧愿花錢買新的食品也不愿意吃剩菜。我認(rèn)為這一舉動(dòng)不僅浪費(fèi)食物和金錢,也傳播了一種“浪費(fèi)糧食是可以接受”的錯(cuò)誤思想。國(guó)家政府應(yīng)當(dāng)采取措施減少食物浪費(fèi),鼓勵(lì)人們?cè)诩抑谐燥�。更重要的�?人們應(yīng)當(dāng)禁止奢華的晚宴和聚會(huì)。
I think this campaign should be moving on. Saving food for our offspring is everybody’s responsibility. Even if you’re a wealthy man, you still need to eat up the food on your plate. Waste is not a good habit. 
我認(rèn)為這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)應(yīng)該繼續(xù)展開下去。為了我們的下一代去節(jié)約糧食,是每個(gè)人的責(zé)任。即使你是個(gè)富有的人,你也應(yīng)當(dāng)把盤子內(nèi)的食物吃完。浪費(fèi)食物不是一個(gè)好習(xí)慣。