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Usages of jiéshěng

她tā　带dài　自己zìjǐ　的de　袋子dàizi　去qù　超市chāoshì，　一方面yìfāngmiàn　节省jiéshěng　钱qián，　一方面yìfāngmiàn　少shǎo　用yòng　塑料sùliào　袋子dàizi。tā dài zìjǐ de dàizi qù chāoshì, yìfāngmiàn jiéshěng qián, yìfāngmiàn shǎo yòng sùliào dàizi.
She brings her own bag to the supermarket—on the one hand to save money, and on the other to use fewer plastic bags.
为了wèile　节省jiéshěng　能源néngyuán，　学校xuéxiào　晚上wǎnshang　十shí　点diǎn　以后yǐhòu　关guān　掉diào　很多hěnduō　灯dēng。wèile jiéshěng néngyuán, xuéxiào wǎnshang shí diǎn yǐhòu guān diào hěnduō dēng.
To save energy, the school turns off many lights after ten o’clock at night.
多duō　走路zǒulù　少shǎo　开车kāichē　不但búdàn　能néng　节省jiéshěng　能源néngyuán，　还hái　可以kěyǐ　减少jiǎnshǎo　污染wūrǎn。duō zǒulù shǎo kāichē búdàn néng jiéshěng néngyuán, hái kěyǐ jiǎnshǎo wūrǎn.
Walking more and driving less not only saves energy, but can also reduce pollution.

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