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看图 The pictures
图①：老师和我来到海边，沙滩上到处是垃圾。
lǎo shī hé wǒ lái dào hǎi biān shā tān shàng dào chù shì lā jī
My teacher and I come to the seaside, and there is rubbish all over the beach.
图②：沙滩上，一只小海龟的身上缠着塑料袋。
shā tān shàng yì zhī xiǎo hǎi guī de shēn shang chán zhe sù liào dài
On the beach, a little turtle has a plastic bag wrapped around it.
图③：我们帮小海龟拿掉塑料袋，它游回了大海。
wǒ men bāng xiǎo hǎi guī ná diào sù liào dài tā yóu huí le dà hǎi
We take the plastic bag off the little turtle, and it swims back into the sea.
图④：我们把垃圾分类，放进三个回收箱里。
wǒ men bǎ lā jī fēn lèi fàng jìn sān gè huí shōu xiāng lǐ
We sort the rubbish and put it into three recycling bins.
想一想 Guiding questions
问：星期六早上，我和谁去了哪里？
xīng qī liù zǎo shang wǒ hé shéi qù le nǎ lǐ
On Saturday morning, who did I go with, and where?
答：星期六早上，我和李老师到海边捡垃圾。
xīng qī liù zǎo shang wǒ hé lǐ lǎo shī dào hǎi biān jiǎn lā jī
On Saturday morning, Miss Li and I went to the seaside to pick up rubbish.
问：沙滩上有什么？
shā tān shàng yǒu shén me
What is on the beach?
答：沙滩上有报纸、塑料瓶，还有饮料罐，脏兮兮的。
shā tān shàng yǒu bào zhǐ sù liào píng hái yǒu yǐn liào guàn zāng xī xī de
There are newspapers, plastic bottles and drink cans on the beach; it is filthy.
问：我发现了什么？
wǒ fā xiàn le shén me
What did I find?
答：我发现沙滩上有一只小海龟，身上缠着一个塑料袋。
wǒ fā xiàn shā tān shàng yǒu yì zhī xiǎo hǎi guī shēn shang chán zhe yí gè sù liào dài
I found a little turtle on the beach with a plastic bag wrapped around it.
问：我们怎么帮小海龟？
wǒ men zěn me bāng xiǎo hǎi guī
How did we help the little turtle?
答：我们轻轻地拿掉塑料袋，小海龟慢慢地回到了大海里。
wǒ men qīng qīng de ná diào sù liào dài xiǎo hǎi guī màn màn de huí dào le dà hǎi lǐ
We gently took off the plastic bag, and the little turtle slowly went back into the sea.
问：最后，我们做了什么？
zuì hòu wǒ men zuò le shén me
Finally, what did we do?
答：我们把纸、塑料和铝罐分别放进三个回收箱里。
wǒ men bǎ zhǐ sù liào hé lǚ guàn fēn bié fàng jìn sān gè huí shōu xiāng lǐ
We put the paper, plastic and cans into three separate recycling bins.
问：这件事让你明白了什么？
zhè jiàn shì ràng nǐ míng bai le shén me
What did this teach you?
答：乱丢垃圾会伤害海里的动物，我们要爱护环境。
luàn diū lā jī huì shāng hài hǎi lǐ de dòng wù wǒ men yào ài hù huán jìng
Dropping litter hurts animals in the sea; we must take care of the environment.
好词好句 Good words and sentences
脏兮兮 手套 垃圾袋 塑料袋 缠 动也不能动 小心翼翼 游来游去 分类 回收箱 爱护环境
脏兮兮 zāng xī xī: filthy; 手套 shǒu tào: gloves; 垃圾袋 lā jī dài: rubbish bag; 塑料袋 sù liào dài: plastic bag; 缠 chán: to wrap around; 动也不能动 dòng yě bù néng dòng: can't move at all; 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì: very carefully; 游来游去 yóu lái yóu qù: to swim about; 分类 fēn lèi: to sort; 回收箱 huí shōu xiāng: recycling bin; 爱护环境 ài hù huán jìng: to take care of the environment
阳光灿烂，海浪轻轻地拍打着沙滩。
yáng guāng càn làn hǎi làng qīng qīng de pāi dǎ zhe shā tān
The sun was shining, and the waves lapped gently at the beach.
我弯下腰，把垃圾一个一个捡进袋子里。
wǒ wān xià yāo bǎ lā jī yí gè yí gè jiǎn jìn dài zi lǐ
I bent down and picked the rubbish up into the bag, one piece at a time.
小海龟在水里游来游去，好像在向我们说谢谢。
xiǎo hǎi guī zài shuǐ lǐ yóu lái yóu qù hǎo xiàng zài xiàng wǒ men shuō xiè xie
The little turtle swam about in the water, as if it were saying thank you to us.
爱护大自然，要从身边的小事做起。
ài hù dà zì rán yào cóng shēn biān de xiǎo shì zuò qǐ
Caring for nature starts with the small things around us.
范文 Sample composition: 海滩上的小海龟
星期六早上，阳光灿烂，李老师带我去海滩捡垃圾。
xīng qī liù zǎo shang yáng guāng càn làn lǐ lǎo shī dài wǒ qù hǎi tān jiǎn lā jī
On Saturday morning, the sun was shining, and Miss Li took me to the beach to pick up rubbish.
我们来到沙滩上，一下子愣住了。
wǒ men lái dào shā tān shàng yí xià zi lèng zhù le
When we reached the beach, we froze.
沙滩上有报纸、塑料瓶，还有饮料罐，脏兮兮的。
shā tān shàng yǒu bào zhǐ sù liào píng hái yǒu yǐn liào guàn zāng xī xī de
There were newspapers, plastic bottles and drink cans on the beach; it was filthy.
我戴上黄色的手套，拿着黑色的垃圾袋，开始捡垃圾。
wǒ dài shàng huáng sè de shǒu tào ná zhe hēi sè de lā jī dài kāi shǐ jiǎn lā jī
I put on yellow gloves, took a black rubbish bag and started picking up the rubbish.
我弯下腰，把垃圾一个一个捡进袋子里。
wǒ wān xià yāo bǎ lā jī yí gè yí gè jiǎn jìn dài zi lǐ
I bent down and picked the rubbish up into the bag, one piece at a time.
没过多久，我就累得满头大汗了。
méi guò duō jiǔ wǒ jiù lèi de mǎn tóu dà hàn le
Before long, I was so tired that I was dripping with sweat.
突然，我看见沙滩上有一只小海龟，身上缠着一个塑料袋。
tū rán wǒ kàn jiàn shā tān shàng yǒu yì zhī xiǎo hǎi guī shēn shang chán zhe yí gè sù liào dài
Suddenly, I saw a little turtle on the beach with a plastic bag wrapped around it.
它动也不能动，看起来很痛苦。
tā dòng yě bù néng dòng kàn qǐ lái hěn tòng kǔ
It couldn't move at all and looked as if it were in pain.
我赶紧大声叫李老师过来。
wǒ gǎn jǐn dà shēng jiào lǐ lǎo shī guò lái
I quickly called Miss Li over at the top of my voice.
我们蹲下来，小心翼翼地把塑料袋拿掉。
wǒ men dūn xià lái xiǎo xīn yì yì de bǎ sù liào dài ná diào
We crouched down and very carefully took the plastic bag off.
小海龟慢慢地爬回大海，在水里游来游去，好像在向我们说谢谢。
xiǎo hǎi guī màn màn de pá huí dà hǎi zài shuǐ lǐ yóu lái yóu qù hǎo xiàng zài xiàng wǒ men shuō xiè xie
The little turtle slowly crawled back into the sea and swam about in the water, as if it were saying thank you to us.
看着它，我心里高兴极了。
kàn zhe tā wǒ xīn li gāo xìng jí le
Watching it, I was overjoyed.
最后，大家把捡来的垃圾分类，把纸、塑料和铝罐分别放进三个回收箱里。
zuì hòu dà jiā bǎ jiǎn lái de lā jī fēn lèi bǎ zhǐ sù liào hé lǚ guàn fēn bié fàng jìn sān gè huí shōu xiāng lǐ
Finally, we sorted the rubbish we had collected, putting the paper, plastic and cans into three separate recycling bins.
沙滩又变得干干净净了。
shā tān yòu biàn de gān gān jìng jìng le
The beach was clean again.
我明白了：乱丢垃圾会伤害动物，我们要爱护环境。
wǒ míng bai le luàn diū lā jī huì shāng hài dòng wù wǒ men yào ài hù huán jìng
I understood: dropping litter hurts animals, and we must take care of the environment.
范文二 从小海龟的角度 From the little turtle's side
我是一只小海龟，住在蓝蓝的大海里。
wǒ shì yì zhī xiǎo hǎi guī zhù zài lán lán de dà hǎi lǐ
I am a little sea turtle, and I live in the blue sea.
有一天，我爬到沙滩上晒太阳，一个塑料袋缠住了我的身体。
yǒu yì tiān wǒ pá dào shā tān shàng shài tài yáng yí gè sù liào dài chán zhù le wǒ de shēn tǐ
One day, I crawled up onto the beach to sunbathe, and a plastic bag got wrapped around my body.
我怎么挣扎也挣不开，害怕极了。
wǒ zěn me zhēng zhá yě zhèng bu kāi hài pà jí le
However hard I struggled, I couldn't get free, and I was terrified.
这时，一个戴着黄色手套的男孩子发现了我。
zhè shí yí gè dài zhe huáng sè shǒu tào de nán hái zi fā xiàn le wǒ
Just then, a boy wearing yellow gloves found me.
他和老师蹲下来，轻轻地帮我拿掉了塑料袋。
tā hé lǎo shī dūn xià lái qīng qīng de bāng wǒ ná diào le sù liào dài
He and his teacher crouched down and gently took the plastic bag off me.
我终于又可以动了！
wǒ zhōng yú yòu kě yǐ dòng le
At last I could move again!
我慢慢地爬回大海，回头一看，男孩子正笑着看我。
wǒ màn màn de pá huí dà hǎi huí tóu yí kàn nán hái zi zhèng xiào zhe kàn wǒ
I slowly crawled back into the sea and looked back: the boy was watching me with a smile.
后来，我看见他们把沙滩上的垃圾放进了回收箱。
hòu lái wǒ kàn jiàn tā men bǎ shā tān shàng de lā jī fàng jìn le huí shōu xiāng
Later, I saw them putting the rubbish from the beach into the recycling bins.
我在心里说：“谢谢你们！请大家不要再乱丢垃圾了，大海是我们的家。”
wǒ zài xīn li shuō xiè xie nǐ men qǐng dà jiā bú yào zài luàn diū lā jī le dà hǎi shì wǒ men de jiā
I said in my heart, "Thank you! Please, everyone, stop dropping litter. The sea is our home."