Some Chinese experts have called on the rich children to work as volunteers in poor places and mountainous areas in the country．They suggested that children from rich and senior officials’ families should experience(体验)real life in the countryside and far mountainous places．  1 ．

    There are a number of differences in lifestyle(生活方式)between the rich and the common kids．For one thing，  2 ，while their schoolmates，who come from rich families，show up in expensive new cars．Another is that，most of the time，a kid who belongs to a common family needs to work for several hours for his or her tuition(学费)．However，a rich kid can just spend his or her holiday in a wonderful place．

    Not only this．rich children often don’t have the courage(勇气)to face difficulties in life．  3．

   “My family doesn’t always have everything we want，but we always have what we need，”said Alex，15．“My parents work hard for a living l．can’t follow the rich．I won’t，either．Money is important， 4  ．”

    Alex is fight．Mort，a rich friend of his，also thinks so．“How much money you or your family has can’t make you happy or smart， 5  ，”said Mort．

    The volunteer plan would ease(缓解)rising conflicts(矛盾)between the rich and the common．The volunteer work by rich children can also help then discover their proper roles in the society．