你是追求物质主义者还是喜欢样样从简?环视你家里四周，需要来一次大扫除吗?如果让你彻底成为极简主义者，能做到吗?接下来查字典英语网与大家一起来探讨我们是否拥有太多个人物品和财产?对于那些多余的、不必要的物品我们应该怎么处理?
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词汇: Possessions 个人物品、财产
Doyouhavetoomanypairsofshoesoroldgadgetslyingaroundyourhome? I'msuremanyofushavetoomuchstuffthatwedon'treallyuseandwhenitstartsgettingoutofhand, itreallyistimetodosomespringcleaningtode-clutterourlives.
However, decidingwhichitemstogetridofcanbetrickyespeciallyifyouarematerialistic, believingthatphysicalpossessionsarethemostimportantthinginlife. Also, somepeoplearesentimentalaboutlettinggooftheirpersonalproperty. Butifyouhaven'tgotroominyourhousetomove, it'stimetoevaluatewhatisreallyimportanttoyouanddecidewhatareyourprizedpossessionsandwhatisjustjunk.
Insteadofjustchuckingitawayandfillinguplandfillsites, itemscouldberecycledorgiventoacharitytore-sell. Youcouldalsomakesomemoneybyusingwebsiteswherepeoplearewillingtopayforsecond-handgoods. Somepeoplehavetakenaminimalistapproach, deliberatelytryingtokeeplifesimple. BeaJohnson, authorofZeroWasteHome, hasdonethis. Shesays "we'veaskedreallytruequestions, andevaluatedeverysinglethingthatwehave. Thereisnothingthatweoverlooked. Ievencametolookatmyvegetablepeelerforexampleandaskedmyself, 'doIreallyneedthatvegetablepeeler'?"
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