Joe’s Pond[qh]
乔的池塘[qh]
Joe made the world a better place.[qh]
乔让世界变得更美好
He got the idea to do that at school.[qh]
他是在学校里有这个想法的
He watched a video there.[qh]
他看了一段视频
It was about a factory.[qh]
内容是关于一家工厂
This factory produced a lot of trash and put it in a river.[qh]
这家工厂生产了很多垃圾,并把它们排入河里
The trash and water were a bad mix.[qh]
垃圾和水混在一起,触目惊心
People populated the area by the river and drank its water.[qh]
人们住在河边,会饮用河水
This made them sick.[qh]
这使他们生了病
Many of them needed medicine and made regular visits to doctors.[qh]
他们中的许多人需要药物,并且还要定期去看医生
But the video wasn't all bad news.[qh]
但这段视频也不全是坏消息
It showed ways to pick up trash and why it’s important to do this.[qh]
它展示了捡垃圾的方法,以及为什么这么做很重要
It said people can make a difference to their environment.[qh]
它说人们可以改变环境
The video's important features made Joe associate trash with hurting people.[qh]
这段视频的重要特点让乔把垃圾和伤害他人联系在了一起
One day, Joe walked through a park.[qh]
一天,乔走过一个公园
He recognized some of the problems from the video.[qh]
他发现了一些视频中的问题
One instance of these problems was the trash in the pond.[qh]
这些问题的一个实例就是池塘里的垃圾
It was full of plastic cups.[qh]
池塘里面全是塑料杯
There was too much trash.[qh]
垃圾太多了
Joe didn't want it to hurt anyone.[qh]
乔不想让它伤害到任何人
He told his grandfather about the park.[qh]
他把公园里的事告诉了爷爷
His grandfather said,"You know, it's a tradition in our family to help people.[qh]
爷爷说:“帮助他人是我们家的传统
That's why we give food to poor people.[qh]
这就是我们给穷人食物的原因
Maybe you can help people by cleaning the park. "[qh]
也许你可以通过打扫公园来帮助人们
Cleaning the park would involve hard work.[qh]
打扫公园需要辛苦劳动
Joe decided to organize a group to help him.[qh]
乔决定组织一个小组来帮助他
He chose a wide area of the park.[qh]
他选择了公园的一大片区域
It had the most trash.[qh]
这儿的垃圾最多
He asked his family and friends to come.[qh]
他邀请家人和朋友来帮忙
On Saturday, he gave everyone a sharp stick.[qh]
星期六,他给了每个人一个尖锐的木棍
They wondered why.[qh]
他们想知道拿来干嘛
He said,"You use the sticks tip to pick up trash.[qh]
他说:“你们用棍子的尖端捡垃圾
This makes it easier. "[qh]
这就容易多了
They worked for six weeks.[qh]
他们工作了六个星期
Different people helped each time, but Joe was always there.[qh]
每次都有不同的人帮忙,但乔总是在那里
In that period of time, Joe saw a range of results.[qh]
在那段时间里,乔目睹了一系列成果
There was no trash in the water.[qh]
水里没有了垃圾
People could swim in it.[qh]
人们可以在里面游泳
Joe knew that was a good sign.[qh]
乔知道这是个好兆头
He was happy because he helped his environment.[qh]
他很高兴,因为他帮助了环境