作者：刘圣雅、聂仁杰

班级：高一十一班

尊敬的老师们，亲爱的同学们，早上好。小雪刚过，冬日的寒意又浓了几分呢。我们是高一十一班的刘圣雅和聂仁杰。今天，我们在国旗下演讲的主题是“厉行节约，反对浪费”。

Dear teachers and students, good morning. Just after the light snow, the cold in winter is a little thicker. We are Liu Shengya and Nie Renjie from class 11 of senior high school. Today, the theme of our speech under the national flag is "practicing economy and opposing waste".

历览前贤国与家，成由勤俭破由奢。商纣以酒为池，县肉为林，重刑厚敛，商朝便结束在商纣手上。而对手“三代之英”周文王，吃穿出行用均恪守节约之道，上位以后也是能省则省绝不追求奢华。例子不胜枚举，但道理始终不变——俭能立名成业，而侈必随落自败。

Looking at the country and home of the former sages, success is due to thrift and extravagance. The Shang Dynasty ended in the hands of Shang Zhou. His opponent, King Wen of Zhou, the "king of the three generations", abides by the principle of thrift in food, clothing and travel. He is also able to save when he is on the top, and never pursues luxury.There are many examples, but the truth remains the same: thrift can make a name for a business, but extravagance will fail with it.

站在国旗下的我们想，各位育山学子都明白何为“节约”，何为“浪费”。光盘行动，人走灯息，龙头关紧，点点滴滴的小事情都体现出“节约”的大道理。食堂上横幅，餐桌旁的贴标，值周老师时不时的提醒，也都在督促我们做好这一点。节约之必要显而易见呢，大部分同学也都在努力践行它。

Standing under the national flag, we think that all the students who raise mountains understand what is "saving" and what is "waste". CD action, people go light, tap closed, little things all reflect the great principle of "saving". The banners on the canteen, the labels beside the dining table, and the reminders from the teachers on duty from time to time also urge us to do this well. The necessity of saving is obvious. Most students are also trying to practice it.

我们也在想，各位育山学子都明白何为为什么要“厉行节约反对浪费”。这并不是形式主义的作秀，也不是官僚主义的作戏。节约是传统美德，是家训家规，它也是个人内在修养的外在体现，是自我约束的直接表现。物必先腐也，而后虫生之。我们始终在变得“更加混乱”，始终“熵增”，而节约便是一种“熵减”，能让我们更好地约束自我，变成更好的人。

We are also thinking that all the students in Yushan understand why we should "practice economy and oppose waste". This is not a formalism show, nor is it bureaucratic. Thrift is a traditional virtue, a family precept and a family rule. It is also the external embodiment of one's internal cultivation and a direct expression of self-restraint. Things must be rotten first, then insects. We are always becoming "more chaotic" and "entropy increasing", and saving is a kind of "entropy reduction", which can make us better restrain ourselves and become better people.

基于上述观点，我们认为，今天所谈论的节约和浪费，并不应该局限于“粮食”、“水电”或者“饭卡的余额”等老生常谈的物质方面。我们不认为只有吃的东西，用的东西需要节约。节约应当成为一种自发的，内化于心的东西。随手可见的餐巾纸草稿纸，再到时间的分配，精力的安排，很多很多东西都应该是值得，也必须去节约的。举个例子吧，各位应该决定了各自的文理科，能不能调整一下时间分配，少打几次篮球，少说几句闲话，多花点时间在学习上面呢？节约之形式千变万化，方式数不胜数，就看各位会不会认真思考并加以实行了。

Based on the above views, we believe that the economy and waste we are talking about today should not be limited to the conventional material aspects such as "grain", "water and electricity" or "balance of rice card". We don't think that there is only food to eat and things to use that need to be saved. Economy should become a spontaneous and internalized thing. The napkins, paper, manuscript paper, time allocation, energy arrangement, many things should be worth saving. For example, you should decide your own arts and Sciences. Can you adjust your time allocation, play less basketball, talk less and spend more time studying? There are so many ways to save money. It depends on whether you will seriously think about it and put it into practice.

高中生就应该拿出高中生的觉悟，去做高中生应该做的事情。各位同学加油吧。我们的演讲到此结束，感谢各位的耐心聆听。

High school students should take out their consciousness and do what they should do. Come on, everyone. This concludes our speech. Thank you for your patience.

演讲人：刘圣雅、聂仁杰