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Shopping at Second-hand Clothing Stores When 33-year-old Pete Barth was in college, shopping at second-hand clothing stores
Shopping at Second-hand Clothing Stores When 33-year-old Pete Barth was in college, shopping at second-hand clothing stores
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2010-01-16
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Shopping at Second-hand Clothing Stores
When 33-year-old Pete Barth was in college, shopping at second-hand clothing stores was just something he did—"like changing the tires on his car". He looked at his budget and decided he could save a lot of money by shopping for clothes at thrift shops.
"Even new clothes are fairly disposable(用后即丢掉的) and wear out after a couple of years", Barth said. "In thrift shops, you can find some great stuff whose quality is better than new clothes".
Since then, Barth, who works at a Goodwill thrift shop in the US state of Florida, has found that there are all kinds of reasons for shopping for second-clothing. Some people, like him, shop to save money. Some shop for a crazy-looking shirt. And some shop as a means of conserving energy and helping the environment.
Pat Akins, an accountant at a Florida Salvation Army (SA)(救世军) thrift shop, said that, for her, shopping at thrift shops is a way to help the environment.
"When my daughter was little, we looked at it as recycling", Akins said. "Also, why pay 30 dollars for a new coat when you can get another one for a lot less"?
Akins said that the SA has shops all over the US—"some as big as department stores". All of the clothes are donated(捐赠), and when they have a surplus(盈余), they’ll have "stuff a bag" specials, where customers can fill a grocery sack with clothes for only 5 or 10 dollars.
Julia Slocum, 22, points out, however, that the huge amount of second-hand clothing in the US is the result of American wastefulness.
"I’d say that second-hand stores are the result of our wasteful, materialistic culture", said Slocum, who works for a pro-conservation organization, the Center for a New American Dream. "Thrift shops prevent that waste from going to landfills(垃圾填埋场); they give clothing a second life, provide cheaper clothing for those who can’t afford to buy new ones and generate(生成) income for charities. They also provide a way for the wealthy and middle classes to shed(摆脱) some of the guilt for their level of consumption".
选项
A、He is 33 years old now.
B、He works at a Goodwill thrift shop.
C、He works at a Salvation Army thrift shop.
D、He was a college student many years ago.
答案
C
解析
从文章的第一段和第三段可以看到Barth现年33岁,多年前是大学生,现在在一家Goodwill thrift store工作。所以选项C说他在一家Salvation Army thrift shop工作不真实。
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