A Cleaner River (1)
<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="were">were</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="beers">beers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="talked">talked</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="float">float</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="James">James</span> <span word="River">River</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trash">trash</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Manny">Manny</span>. <span word="Remember">Remember</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="river">river</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="toe">toe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span>. <span word="Theres">Theres</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="youd">youd</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>. <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="cans">cans</span>. <span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woods">woods</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="parks">parks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lakes">lakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="cans">cans</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="lids">lids</span>.</p><p> <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freewayslast">freewayslast</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="ramp">ramp</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Moe">Moe</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dodge">dodge</span> <span word="mattresses">mattresses</span>, <span word="ladders">ladders</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tires">tires</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freeways">freeways</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graffiti">graffiti</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freeway">freeway</span> <span word="signs">signs</span>?</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="slobs">slobs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. <span word="Look">Look</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span>? <span word="We">We</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="river">river</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>. <span word="Manny">Manny</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="effortthe">effortthe</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Fleet">Fleet</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="James">James</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p>
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