Valuable Values
The spending power of young people varies from person to person①.Each, however, is faced with② the same question: what to do with their money? Some handle③ this less well than others.Recent headlines④ have seen more and more teens maxing out⑤ their parents' credit cards⑥ on games or other online activities.
In contrast to⑦ these big spenders, there are also teens [1]that prove age is no barrier⑧ to making good use of⑨ money.With the help of⑩ her grandmother, eightyearold Khloe Thompson started making “Kare Bags” for the homeless people in her district?.[2]Inside the bags are necessities? such as toothpaste?， soap? and socks, bought first with her pocket money? and then through crowd funding. These items? helped to make the lives of poor and homeless people a little bit easier.On receiving a Kare Bag, one woman said, “You make me feel like a human being.”
[1]that引导定语从句，修饰名词teens。
[2]地点状语Inside the bags置于句首引起完全倒装；过去分词短语bought first with her pocket money作定语，修饰名词necessities。
[3]However people intend to use their money, [4]managing? it seems to be unprecedentedly? important to younger generations.A 2016 study said 17 states of the US require high school students to take courses in personal finances?.For those [5]who have no access to? courses, help might be at hand thanks to Jerry Witkovsky and his method of using four jars to teach teenagers [6]how to spend their money wisely.
[3]However引导让步状语从句。
[4]动词ing形式作主语。
[5]who引导定语从句，修饰代词those。
[6]“疑问词＋不定式”结构作动词teach的宾语。
When Jerry's grandchildren turned 13, his present to each of them was three jars: one for Spending, one for Saving, and another for Giving — he has since added a fourth jar for Investing.[7]It was from then on that his grandchildren started to be in control of what to do with the money they receive: spend, save, invest or give? Jerry's birthday present to his grandchildren is, however, much more than money and a few jars — he is giving them the opportunity to learn lifelong values.
[7]本句为强调句型，强调时间状语from then on；其中they receive为定语从句，修饰名词money。
The value [8]taught with the Spending jar is [9]that you are responsible for your own happiness.Money gives you independence and the opportunity to buy something you like.After all， it's OK to be nice to yourself!
[8]过去分词短语作定语，修饰名词value。
[9]that引导表语从句。
[10]While the Spending jar is about the here and now， the Saving jar gives you a vision for the future.This could involve saving for university, but it could also mean saving for that special something you've seen in the stores — it's up to you.
[10]While意为“而”，表示对比。
The Investing jar not only represents a vision for the future, but gives the opportunity to build for the future.Although this could likewise involve putting aside money for your university education, it also means investing in yourself.
The Giving jar is all about kindness and helping.[11]Whether you want to help out a friend, give money to an animal charity or to children in another country, it's your money to give to [12]whatever cause you believe in.
[11]Whether引导让步状语从句。
[12]whatever引导宾语从句。
The wider aim of the jars is [13]to encourage teenagers to think more objectively about money and the things that it can do, so that they grow up understanding, if you like, the value of the valuable.In this way, they will be better equipped in their adult lives [14]to make informed choices about how they use the money they have.Indeed, the small change inside their jars could mean a big change in [15]how they manage their money.
[13]动词不定式短语to encourage teenagers ...作表语；that引导定语从句，修饰名词things。
[14]动词不定式短语to make informed choices about ...作目的状语；how引导宾语从句；they have为定语从句，修饰名词money。
[15]how引导宾语从句。
