A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
消费
Consumption
Poetry and consumption are the most flattering of diseases.
诗歌和消费是最讨人喜欢的疾病。
Energy consumption matters both to our environment and our economy.
能源消耗对我们的环境和经济都很重要。
Even the bands I dig don't have a history of attaining mass consumption.
即使是我挖掘的乐队也没有获得大规模消费的历史。
Mass consumption, advertising, and mass art are a corporate Frankenstein; while they reinforce the system, they also undermine it.
大众消费、广告和大众艺术是企业的弗兰肯斯坦;它们在强化这一体系的同时，也在破坏它。
The greatly increased consumption of alcoholic beverages is very largely a direct result of the increased purchasing power created by wartime expenditures.
酒精饮料消费量的大幅增加很大程度上是战时开支增加购买力的直接结果。
A conception not reducible to the small change of daily experience is like a currency not exchangeable for articles of consumption; it is not a symbol, but a fraud.
一个不能归结为日常经验的微小变化的概念，就像一种不能兑换为消费品的货币;它不是一个象征，而是一个骗局。
You might think of consumption as a fairly passive activity, but buying new products and services is actually pretty risky, at least if you value your time and money.
你可能认为消费是一种相当被动的行为，但购买新产品和服务实际上是相当冒险的，至少如果你珍惜你的时间和金钱的话。
When we have peace, then we have a chance to save the planet. But if we are not united in peace, if we do not practice mindful consumption, we cannot save our planet.
当我们有了和平，那么我们就有机会拯救地球。但是，如果我们不能在和平中团结起来，如果我们不实行有意识的消费，我们就无法拯救我们的地球。
Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer.
消费是一切生产的唯一目的和目的;只有在促进消费者利益的必要时，生产者的利益才应当得到注意。
I think that once people understand the great risks that climate change poses, they will naturally want to choose products and services that cause little or no emissions of greenhouse gases, which means 'low-carbon consumption.' This will apply across the board, including electricity, heating, transport and food.
我认为，一旦人们认识到气候变化带来的巨大风险，他们自然会选择温室气体排放很少或没有排放的产品和服务，这意味着“低碳消费”。这将适用于所有领域，包括电力、供暖、运输和食品。