Water,thesourceoflifeontheearth,isthemostimportantandindispensableresourceforhumanlife.Nowthewaterresourcesontheearthareverylimited,andChinaisoneofthecountriesfacingthemostseriouswatershortagecrisis.Butsomepeopletakeitforgrantedthatwaterresourcesareinexhaustible,sotheydonotwastewaterpainfully,whichisapity.
SinceIgrewupandlearnedaboutwater,IalwayspayattentiontowatersavingwhenIusewater.Once,myfatherandIwenttothebathroomtotakeabath.Whentakingshower,trytomakeeverydropofwaterfallonme.Atthistime,Isuddenlyfoundanunclebesidemeplayingsoap,buthedidn"tturnoffthetap.Iturnedoffhistapwhilehewasnotpayingattention.Heseemedtofeelit.Lookingback,hesawme,andsaidtomeinanunfriendlytone:"Whatareyoudoing,littlefriend!"Atfirst,Ifeltalittleembarrassed,butIdidnotdoanythingwrongwithmyconscience,soIcalmlyrebuttedhim:"Pleasedon"twastewater."Afterlisteningtomywords,heseemedtorecognizehismistakesanddidn"tsayanything.Later,myfatheralsopraisedmycourageandjustice.
Don"twastewaterinpublicplaces.Athome,Ialsopayattentiontosavingwater.
Severalpottedflowerswereplantedonmybalcony.Sincemymotherhadlessfreetime,thistaskwasassignedtomygrandmotheratthebeginning.Grandmagoestowatertheflowerseveryothertime.Oneweekend,myparentswentshoppingandIstayedathometoread.Afterawhile,Grandmacame.Shetookbacktheclotheshermotherhaddriedoutside.Then,Iwenttothekitchentogetalargeplasticpot,filledmorethanhalfofthepotofwater,andwateredeverypotofflowers.IsawGrandma"sprocessofwateringtheflowersandthoughtitwasapitytousewatertowatertheflowers,butIdidn"tknowwhatwatertouseatthattime.Sowhenhismothercameback,heaskedher.Mothersaidthatitshouldbewateredwithricewashingwaterwhencookingporridgeinthemorning.Iaskedmymotheragain:"Isn"tthericewashingwaterdirty?"Mymothersaidthatthosedirtywaterwon"thaveanyimpactonplants;Onthecontrary,therearesomenutrientsinthericewashingwater,whichcanbeusedasfertilizerforflowersandplants.Itoldmygrandmothertowatertheflowerswithricewashingwater,andsheagreed.Weallfeelthatthisisapracticeofkillingtwobirdswithonestone.
Therearemanywater-savingpracticesaroundme.Forexample,myfatheroftenwasheswithbathwater,mopsthefloor...andwasheshisfeetwithcleanerwater.Let"sstartfromnowonandstartwiththesmallthingsaroundus.Everyoneshouldunderstandwater,payattentiontowater,savewater,cherishwater,andworktogethertomaintainagoodecologicalenvironmentinourhome.
篇Savingwateriscloselyrelatedtothelifeoftheearthandthefutureofmankind.Unfortunately,manypeopledonotsavewaterintheirlives.
Inthepast,mybrotherandIwouldnotsavewater.Sometimes,whenIcooldown,Iturnthewaterontoomuchanddon"tturnoffthetapintimewhenIwashmyhair.Thewaterisrunningaway.Whatawaste!NotonlydoIwastewater,butmybrotheroftenturnsthefaucetverybig.Sometimesheforgottoturnoffthetap.Hesaidthattwodaysago,mybrotherleftthefauceton,butheplayedwiththecomputer.
Now,ourschoolhaslaunchedtheactivityofcherishingthewateroflife.Thestudentsunderstandthatwaterismorepreciousthanlife!Theteachershowedustheterriblepicturesofthewatershortagedisasterarea.Severalstudentsinourclasscriedsadly.Iknowhowimportantitistosavewater!WheneverIseestudentswastingwater,Iwilltaketheinitiativetowakeup:waterisveryprecious!
Itakethesegoodhabitshome.Iflushthetoiletwiththedirtywaterafterbathing,andwatertheflowerswiththewaterforwashingvegetablesandrice.Mybrotherwasashamedtowastewaterwhenhesawhowwater-savingIwas.
Now,ourfamilynolongerwastewaterasbefore.Ifeelthatwastingadropofwaterisaspainfulaslosingbloodontheearth.Dripsofwaterandrefreshmentsconvergeintoriverstobenefittheworld!Water,youarethemostpreciousthinginlife.
篇Thesummersunscorchedtheearthlikeabigfireball.Look!Theflowersloweredtheirheads.Listen!Thecicadashouted,"Cicada!Cicada..."itseemedtosay,"hot!Hot..."thedogstuckouthistongue.Thewholeearthislikeabigsteamer.
LiHongcamehomeinthehotsun.Whenshesawhermotherabouttopouroutthewaterthathadjustwashedthevegetables,sherushedforwardandsaid,"Mom,don"tpourit!Thewatercanstillbeused!"hermotheraskedpuzzledly,"thewaterisdirty.Whatelsecanitdo?"LiHongpickedupthewater,wenttotheedgeoftheflowersandwateredeachflowercarefully.Justnowtheflowerswithdroopingheadswereinhighspirits.Theyopenedtheirsmilingfacesandshooktheirbodies,asiftheywerethankingLiHong.Momsuddenlyrealizedandsaid,"LiHonghasgrownup!"
LiHongcontinued:"afterwashingourfaces,wecanflushthetoilet,washthefloor,watertheflowers,andwashourfeet..."itseemsthatIwanttolearnfromyouandusemorewater."Mymothersaidkindly."It"snotoftensaidonTVthatthereare1.3billionpeopleinChina.Ifeachpersonsavesonemilliliterofwatereveryday,itwillaccumulate1300tons.Whataboutamonth?Whataboutayear?Thiswillbeanastronomicalfigure."LiHonggushed,"andtheteachertaughtustosavewater."hermothersmiledandsaid,"itseemsthatyouknowsomuch!LiHonghasreallygrownup!"
Children,weshouldlearnfromLiHong!