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答题技巧：很多人认为全国性庆祝活动是浪费政府的钱。我们的观点是什么？如果同意，理由可以是：用钱来搞形象工程（vanity project）是很铺张浪费的（extravagant），可以改善纳税人的生活水平（living standard）。如果不同意，理由可以是；有利于社会的团结（national unity），有利于提高国家的凝聚力（social cohesion）等。

I totally agree with that. I'm fed up with those never-ending national celebrations. Spending too much money on vanity projects is extravagant, and it's “a sheer waste of the tax payers' money". The government should use this money to quickly resettle the disaster stricken victims. I believe: what is taken from the people is used in the interests of the people.