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Lament--leap The landfill lament The layman in town lamented the location of the landfill outside their town！
垃圾填埋带来的悲伤 城里的外行对城外 垃圾填埋地的地点 感到悲伤!
Mostly because they had to fill in an old mining pit that had become a well-known swimming hole.
这主要是因为他们得 填掉一个老矿坑 那地方已是一个有名 的游泳池，
A landmark for young lovers all around. Every man in town could remember leaping.
是周围年轻人 谈恋爱的地标。 城里每个男人都记得
From those cliffs to impress their girlfriends. But the landholder had lost his job during recent layoffs.
从悬崖上跳下来让女友 感动的情景。 但土地所有人在最近的 裁员中失业了，
And he had to sell the land for money. That's when the landfill was put in.
他不得不卖地换钱。 垃圾填埋就是 从这时候开始的。
At first they filled the pit from the lateral side, giving a layout to the landfill that allowed people to swim for another year or so.
开始的时候， 他们从坑的边上填， 这种安排可以使人们还 能有一年左右的游泳时 间。
Then a leak was discovered flowing like lava from the leaning mountain of garbage into the water.
后来人们发现了 一个漏洞， 倾斜的垃圾山像熔浆一 样流入水中。
Experts came in and were lauded for a successful cleanup, ensuring long-lasting protection.
专家赶来了，他们搞了 一次成功的清理， 受到了大家的称赞， 他们还保证提供长久 的保护，
But those were the last days of swimming! Then the landscape changed even more.
但那是游泳的最后日子 了! 后来这里的地形发生 了更大的变化。
The landfill owners lateralised trash dumping even more and a mountain grew where there had been none before.
填埋地所有者使更多 的垃圾横向发展， 最后堆出了一座山。
When scientists noted that butterfly larva were suddenly larger than anywhere in the northern latitudes.
当科学家们注意到 这里的蝴蝶幼虫 突然变得比北纬度任何 地方的都大时，
The landfill owners were forced to air some dirty laundry; they were dumping hazardous waste.
填埋地所有者又被迫 给脏衣服透透气， 他们正在倾倒有害废品
They were forced by law to launch a cleanup campaign that included the removal of each layer of trash.
在法律的强制下，他们 开始了一场清理运动， 其中包括挪走每一层垃 圾。
Townsfolk were amazed at what was dumped in their backyard. Finally the landfill was removed and the mining pit was restored.
城里的人们对倒在他们 后院的垃圾大为吃惊。 最后，填埋的垃圾被清 理掉，矿坑得到了恢复
No one swam there ever again, however, because everyone was sure that the water was still polluted.
但是再也没 有人去那里游泳了， 因为大家确信水 里还是有污染。
The lament never ended!
悲伤何时了!
