(单词翻译:单击)
Joe’s Pond
乔的池塘
Joe made the world a better place.
乔让世界变得更美好。
He got the idea to do that at school.
他是在学校里有这个想法的。
He watched a video there.
他看了一段视频。
It was about a factory.
内容是关于一家工厂。
This factory produced a lot of trash and put it in a river.
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.
垃圾和水混在一起，触目惊心。
People populated the area by the river and drank its water.
人们住在河边，会饮用河水。
This made them sick.
这使他们生了病。
Many of them needed medicine and made regular visits to doctors.
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.
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.
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.
它说人们可以改变环境。
The video's important features made Joe associate trash with hurting people.
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.
一天，乔走过一个公园。
He recognized some of the problems from the video.
他发现了一些视频中的问题。
One instance of these problems was the trash in the pond.
这些问题的一个实例就是池塘里的垃圾。
It was full of plastic cups.
池塘里面全是塑料杯。
There was too much trash.
垃圾太多了。
Joe didn't want it to hurt anyone.
乔不想让它伤害到任何人。
He told his grandfather about the park.
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.
爷爷说:“帮助他人是我们家的传统。
That's why we give food to poor people.
这就是我们给穷人食物的原因。
Maybe you can help people by cleaning the park. "
也许你可以通过打扫公园来帮助人们。”
Cleaning the park would involve hard work.
打扫公园需要辛苦劳动。
Joe decided to organize a group to help him.
乔决定组织一个小组来帮助他。
He chose a wide area of the park.
他选择了公园的一大片区域。
It had the most trash.
这儿的垃圾最多。
He asked his family and friends to come.
他邀请家人和朋友来帮忙。
On Saturday, he gave everyone a sharp stick.
星期六，他给了每个人一个尖锐的木棍。
They wondered why.
他们想知道拿来干嘛。
He said,"You use the sticks tip to pick up trash.
他说:“你们用棍子的尖端捡垃圾。
This makes it easier. "
这就容易多了。”
They worked for six weeks.
他们工作了六个星期。
Different people helped each time, but Joe was always there.
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.
在那段时间里，乔目睹了一系列成果。
There was no trash in the water.
水里没有了垃圾。
People could swim in it.
人们可以在里面游泳。
Joe knew that was a good sign.
乔知道这是个好兆头。
He was happy because he helped his environment.
他很高兴，因为他帮助了环境。
