A Cleaner River (2)
<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="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="permitting">permitting</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="rowboats">rowboats</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="cans">cans</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span>. <span word="Friends">Friends</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200 <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Fleet">Fleet</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> 365 <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cleaner">cleaner</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cleaner">cleaner</span>-<span word="smelling">smelling</span> <span word="river">river</span>.</p><p> <span word="Corporations">Corporations</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="donated">donated</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Fleet">Fleet</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="barges">barges</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>. <span word="Activists">Activists</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Fleets">Fleets</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Fleet">Fleet</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="inception">inception</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="snorkeling">snorkeling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="river">river</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Manny">Manny</span> <span word="accidentally">accidentally</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hypodermic">hypodermic</span> <span word="needle">needle</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="Mannys">Mannys</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="Manny">Manny</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="James">James</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rename">rename</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p>
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