16. Good afternoon, everyone.
16. 大家下午好。
This is the first meeting for our community.
这是我们社区召开的第一次会议。
You may wonder if one person can make a difference to the community.
你可能想知道一个人是否能给社区带来改变。
My answer is of course. Every person can.
我的回答是，当然可以，每个人都可以。
I will give some examples.
我来举几个例子。
Firstly, some people often throw rubbish in the places where the cleaners seldom reach.
首先，有些人经常把垃圾扔到清洁工很少清扫的地方。
This will make our community looks dirty and even cause pollution.
这会让我们的社区看起来肮脏，甚至造成污染。
17. We should get together to collect the rubbish twice a year.
17. 我们应该每年聚两次，一起收集垃圾。
Secondly, in our community, some of the elder people are too old to go outside.
第二，我们社区中有些老人年纪太大，不能出门。
18. We can go shopping for them and sometimes read for them.
18. 我们可以为他们购物，有时也可以为他们读书。
At last, there is no reading club in our community.
最后，我们社区没有读书俱乐部。
Why not to start one?
为什么不创建一个呢？
19. We can get together to share what we have just read.
19. 我们可以聚在一起分享刚刚读过的书。
20. And the club is a good place to welcome newcomers to our community.
20. 俱乐部是欢迎新来到社区的人的好地方。
21. Have you ever thought about living in a house built by yourself?
21. 你想过住在自己盖的房子里吗？
Jack is an engineer in Germany and he has decided to create his own house.
杰克是一名德国工程师，他决定自己建房子。
22. In the past twelve years, Jack has collected many old things for his house.
22. 在过去的12年里，杰克为他的房子收集了许多旧物件。
For example, he uses old car parts in the front door.
例如，他把旧车零件用到前门上。
23. He also uses the door of an old car as part of the wall.
23. 他还用一辆旧车的车门作为墙的一部分。
So he can lower the window.
这样他能把窗户摇下来。
24. Sunlight makes his new home warm and a plastic cover around the house helps to keep the heat inside.
24. 阳光使他的新家很温暖，房子周围的塑料罩有助于保持住室内的热量。
Some rooms in the house are large boxes on wheels.
房子里有些房间是装着轮子的大箱子。
25. Now, Jack has moved some rooms anywhere he likes, even outside.
25. 现在，杰克已经把一些房间搬到他喜欢的地方了，甚至搬到屋外。
Jack loves his house and he wishes he will be able to move the whole house one day.
杰克爱自己的房子，他希望有一天能搬走整栋房子。