Transcript:

The clean-up operation begins.

Millions of pellets which are used to make plastic have been washed up on Hong Kong's beaches, following the worst typhoon in 13 years.

Environmentalists are concerned that the pellets will absorb dangerous toxins, which could enter the food chain.

Several hundred volunteers turned up to try and remove the translucent pellets, but the beaches could still take months to clean.

Vocabulary:

gearing up for 准备

ride n. 乘坐，交通工具

working out 规划（制定，作成，计算，算出）

double-decker n. 双层公共汽车

exhausting adj. 使筋疲力尽的，使耗尽的