Nine Tons of Trash
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="consisting">consisting</span> <span word="of">of</span> 150 <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="drizzle">drizzle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="Carson">Carson</span> <span word="Creek">Creek</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debris">debris</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="Alan">Alan</span> <span word="Specter">Specter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="shapes">shapes</span>, <span word="sizes">sizes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>: <span word="cans">cans</span>, <span word="bottles">bottles</span>, <span word="bicycles">bicycles</span>, <span word="car">car</span> <span word="tires">tires</span>, <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span>, <span word="sofas">sofas</span>, <span word="furniture">furniture</span>, <span word="clothing">clothing</span>, <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="carts">carts</span>, <span word="bowling">bowling</span> <span word="balls">balls</span>, <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="bags">bags</span>, <span word="dolls">dolls</span>, <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="carriages">carriages</span>, <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="antennas">antennas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="portable">portable</span> <span word="radios">radios</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span>.</p><p> <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backbreaking">backbreaking</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="groupsthe">groupsthe</span> <span word="Cub">Cub</span> <span word="Scouts">Scouts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Boy">Boy</span> <span word="Scouts">Scouts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="groupsSave">groupsSave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Watch">Watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Whales">Whales</span>. <span word="Concerned">Concerned</span> <span word="retirees">retirees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="assisted">assisted</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="boots">boots</span>, <span word="gloves">gloves</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="gear">gear</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="streambed">streambed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="debris">debris</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hauled">hauled</span> <span word="roadside">roadside</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landfill">landfill</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 500 <span word="big">big</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="bags">bags</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="filled">filled</span>.</p><p> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="value">value</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earring">earring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="shiny">shiny</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="donate">donate</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proceeds">proceeds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Watch">Watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Whales">Whales</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="triple">triple</span>-<span word="scoop">scoop</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="cone">cone</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p>
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