Wateristhehopeforhumansurvival.Withoutwater,aridsandstormswillcometowardsthebeautifulEarth.Withoutwater,everyplantandplantarounduswillfinditdifficulttosurvive;Andhumans,ontheotherhand,willonlywaitforthecallofsoulsonthedeathline.Withoutwater,theearthwillundoubtedlybecomeextinct.
InaremotevillageinYunnan,IsawapieceofnewsonCCTVNewsBroadcast.Thevillagerswereallyellowandskinny,andtheirdryandcrackedlipswerecrackedduetolong-termlackofwater.Thereisnowatersourcenearthevillage,andtofetchwater,itisnecessarytocarryittothebottomofthevalleyseveraltensofmilesaway.Aftercarryingthewaterbackhomeinbuckets,itisstored.Thewaterforwashingclothesandvegetablesalsoneedstobefedtothemouth,andtheconditionsareverydifficult.Buttheyhavetopayenormoushardshipsinexchangeforthehard-earnedwaterintheireyes.Duetothelong-termshortageofwaterinthisarea,thefarmershaveexperiencedadrought.Theflowersandplantswithered,andthescenewasheartbreaking
Wastelesswaterandsavemorelives.Thinkingaboutwaterbeingeverywhereinmylife,Ioftenoverlookitspresenceduetocarelessness.Irememberonce,becauseitwastoohot,Iturnedonthefaucetandfeltthecoolnessinthispassionatesummer.Mywholebodyfeltverycomfortable,butIdidn'texpecthowmuchpreciouswaterIwastedwhileenjoyingit,andhowmanypeopleweresufferingfromwaterscarcity.Thinkingofthis,Iamfilledwithguilt,hopingtomakeupforthelostwater.SoIcreatedawater-savingplantourgemyselfandtellthepeoplearoundmeabouttheimportanceofwatertous.
Waterisaresourcethatmaintainsecologicalbalance.Withwater,sandstormswillstayawayfromtheEarth.Withwater,flowersandplantswillthrive,andhumanswillenjoythejoyofhappinessontheothersideofvictory.OnlythenwilltheEarthbecomecolorful.Let'scherisheverydropofwaterinlifeforabetterlife!
Wateristhesourceoflife,andthereasonwhyEarthhaslifeisbecauseithaswatersources.Peoplecannotsurvivewithoutwater,flowersandtreeswillwitherwithoutwater,andanimalswilldiewithoutwater.
Wecannotdowithoutwaterinourdailylives.Weneedwatertowashourfacesandteethinthemorningandevening,ourgrandmotherneedswatertocook,washriceandvegetables,andourmotheralsoneedswatertowashclothes.Inmanyplacesinlife,waterisindispensable.Farmlandcannotdowithoutwater,andthevegetablesgrownbyfarmerswilldryupwithoutwater,sowecannoteatfreshvegetables.Theseedlingswilldryupwithoutwater,andwewon'tbeabletoeatrice.Theflowersandtreesintheparkwillwitherwithoutwater,andwecannotseebeautifulflowers.Thefishinmypoolcannotdowithoutwater,theywilldiewithoutwater.Animalsinzooscannotdowithoutwater,andtheywillalsodiewithoutwater.
OnTV,itissaidthatmanyplaceshaveexperienceddroughts,andfarmlandhasbeenaffected,resultinginnoharvest.Peopleandlivestockhavedifficultydrinkingwater.Soweneedtosavewater.Westartwithsmallthingsandcherisheverydropofwater.
IfIwereadropofwater,awakeningthesleepingearthinmidspringandMarch..."ThisisapoemIrecitedinkindergarten.Sincethen,IhaveknownthatIamgoingtoelementaryschool.Theteachertoldusthatwateristhelifebloodofhumanbeingsandthefoundationofhumansurvival.Andourcountryisafreshwaterpoorcountry,soweshouldsavewaterevenmore.
Duringsuchasevereshortageoffreshwater,itiscommontoseepeoplenotsavingwater.Forexample,somechildrenplaywaterbattleswithoutturningoffthefaucetinordertowin;Thefaucetoncampusisbrokenandthewaterisrunningaway,butnooneisrepairingit;Somefactoriesdirectlydischargewaterintothesewerduetothehighcostofinstallingcirculatingwaterheaters.Suchgoodwateriswastedinvain.
IhaveheardfromadultsthatthenorthwestregionofChinaisevenmorewaterscarce;Thereisanoldcowwhowasbeatenalloverbyitsownertomakethecalfdrinksomewater.Afamilyonlyhasonebasinofwatertowashtheirfaces.Whoevergetsupfirstinthemorning,washtheirfacesandsavethewaterforthosewhowakeuplaterthanthemselves;Duetothedryweather,therewasnowatertoirrigatetheseedlingsandallthecropswitheredaway.
AlthoughwehavenotencounteredsuchashortageofwaterintheXingtaiareawherewelive,wealsoneedtosavewaterandaselementaryschoolstudents,weshouldstartfromourside;Weusethewaterafterwashingourfacestokeepitforflushingthetoilet;Trytoavoidplayingwaterfightsornotplaying;Letmotherwatertheflowerswithricewashingwater;Don'tthrowgarbageintotheriver.
Savingwateriseveryone'sresponsibility.Let'stakeactionandcherish,love,andsavewatertogether.
Wateristhesourceofhumanlife.Withoutwater,humanscannotsurvive,andtreesandseedlingswillwither.
Indailylife,weoftenwastealargeamountofwaterresources,suchaswashingvegetables,hands,andclothes.Whenweuseasmallamountofwater,wepouritout.Whatawaste!Ifeveryhouseholdusesthewaterleftfromwashingclothes,vegetables,andhandstoflushtoiletsorwaterflowers,thenDongguanhasapopulationofabout10million,andeachpersoncansaveoneliterofwatereveryday.Dongguancansave10millionlitersofwaterinaday,whichisnotasmallamount!
Inschool,someofourclassmatesturnonthefaucetanddon'tturnitoffafterusingit,causingthewatertoflowuncontrollably.Somemischievousstudentsevenintentionallyturnonthefaucetandletthewaterflowaway.Wheneverweencountertheseimproperbehaviors,weshouldstoptheminatimelymanner.Haveyoueverthoughtaboutit?Atthebeginningoftheyear,therewasnoraininnorthernChinaforseveralconsecutivemonths,andmostareaswereaffectedbydrought,causingheavylossestothecountry.Howimportantwateristoushumans!
Waterisnowseverelypolluted,andfreshwaterresourcesarebecomingincreasinglyscarce.Takeourcanalasanexample.Inthepast,itwasclearandbottomedout,butnow?Duetobeingengulfedbythewastewaterdischargedbyfactoriesandthedomesticwastewaterofcitizens,theclearriverwaterhasbecomeblackandblack,withvariousbottles,plasticbags,wastefloatingontheriversurface...Afoulsmellcanbesmelledfromafar,andthecanalhasbecomeafoulditch.Nowthemunicipalgovernmentisgoingtorenovatethecanal.Howmuchmanpower,materialresources,andfinancialresourceswillittaketorestoreitspreviousappearance?
Inordertocreateabeautifulenvironment,wetryourbesttousewater-savingdevices,widelypromotethebenefitsofwaterconservation,andmakepeopleconsciouslyrealizethatwaterisapreciousresource.Weshouldcherisheverydropofwater,letusstartfromthesmallthingsaroundus,startfromourselves,protectlimitedwaterresources,andprotecttheenvironmentonwhichpeoplerelyforsurvival.
SavingwateriscloselyrelatedtolifeonEarthandthefutureofhumanity,butunfortunately,manypeopledonotsavewaterintheirdailylives.
Previously,mybrotherandIcouldn'tsavewater.Sometimes,whenItakeashower,Iturnonthewaterveryloudly,andIdon'tturnoffthefaucetintimewhenwashingmyhair.Thewatersplashesaway,whatawaste!NotonlydoIwastewater,butmyolderbrotheroftenturnsthefaucetonveryloudlyandsometimesforgetstoturnitoff.Forexample,afewdaysago,myolderbrotheractuallyleftthefaucetonwhileplayingwiththecomputer.
Now,ourschoolhaslaunchedthe"CherishtheWaterofLife"activity,andstudentshavecometounderstandthatwaterismorepreciousthanlife!Theteachershowedusaseriesofpitifulpicturesofwatershortagedisasterareas,andseveralstudentsinourclasscriedsadly.Ijustrealizedhowimportantitistosavewater!WheneverIseemyclassmateswastingwater,Itaketheinitiativetoremindthemthatwaterisprecious!
Ibroughtthesegoodhabitsintomyhome.Iusedthedirtywateraftertakingashowertoflushthetoilet,andalsousedthewaterfromwashingvegetablesandricetowatertheflowers.MybrothersawthatIwassowater-saving,andhewasashamedtowastewater.
Now,ourwholefamilyisnolongerwastingwaterlikebefore.IfeelasifwastingadropofwaterislikelosingthebloodonEarth.Everydropofwaterandeverybitofheartwillbecomeariverandbenefittheworld!Water,youarethemostpreciousthinginlife.
Wateristhesourceoflife,andalllivingorganismsintheworldcannotdowithoutit.Therefore,wemustcherishwaterresourceswell.Andhumansneedtosavewaterevenmorebecauseourdemandforwateristoogreat.70%ofeachperson'sbodyiswater,andiftheydonotdrinkwaterforalongtime,theywilldieduetowaterscarcity.Waterissoimportanttousthatweneedtosavewaterandprotectwaterresourcesevenmore.
Butsomepeoplebelievethatthereisnoneedtosavewaterbecausetoomuchwaterhascausedusharm!Forexample,theheavyrainstorminBeijingtheotherdaynotonlybroughttroubletoourtravel,butalsothreatenedourlives.Somepeoplewerewashedawaybythewater;Somepeoplesuffocateanddieinthecarduetowaterfloodingoverit;Somepeoplehavesacrificedthemselveswithhonorforsavingothers.Somuchwaterhascausedharm,whyshouldwecherishit?Infact,thereareseveraltypesofwater,butthewateravailabletohumansonlyaccountsforabout2%ofallwaterresources,andfreshwaterresourcesareseverelylacking.Therefore,westillneedtosavewater,althoughsometimeswatercancauseharmtous.
Sohowcanwesavewater?Indailylife,therearemanytipsthatcanhelpus.Forexample,thewaterusedforwashingvegetablesandclothescanbelefttoflushthetoilet;Thewaterusedforwashinghandsandfacescanbelefttorinsemopsandmopthefloor;Taomiwaterisusedtowaterflowersandplants,andsoon.Andwhenwefacewaterdisasters,wemustlearntosaveourselves.Forexample,avoidhidingundertreeswhenitrains;Whenfloodscome,onemustrunhigh;Ifthereisaflood,besuretowearalifejacketorswimmingringinatimelymanner,etc.Thesemethodscaneffectivelyprotectusandhelpuscalmlyrespondtodisasters.
Waterisourfriend,savingwaterandprotectingtheenvironmentistheresponsibilityofeachofus.Ifwewastewaterresourcesanddamagetheenvironment,thelastdropofwaterintheworldwillbeourtears.Therefore,startingfromsmallthings,cherisheverydropofwateraroundyou,andmakethisworldabetterplace.