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星期六上午，老师带我们到海边参加清洁活动。
xīng qī liù shàng wǔ lǎo shī dài wǒ men dào hǎi biān cān jiā qīng jié huó dòng
On Saturday morning, our teacher took us to the beach for a clean-up.
沙滩上到处都是塑料瓶、旧报纸和饮料罐，真是惨不忍睹。
shā tān shàng dào chù dōu shì sù liào píng jiù bào zhǐ hé yǐn liào guàn zhēn shì cǎn bù rěn dǔ
There were plastic bottles, old newspapers and drink cans all over the sand. It was too awful to look at.
我们戴上手套，拿着垃圾袋，把垃圾一件一件地捡起来。
wǒ men dài shàng shǒu tào ná zhe lā jī dài bǎ lā jī yí jiàn yí jiàn de jiǎn qǐ lái
We put on gloves, took rubbish bags, and picked up the rubbish one piece at a time.
忽然，我看见一只小海龟被塑料袋缠住了，正在沙滩上拼命挣扎。
hū rán wǒ kàn jiàn yì zhī xiǎo hǎi guī bèi sù liào dài chán zhù le zhèng zài shā tān shàng pīn mìng zhēng zhá
Suddenly I saw a little sea turtle tangled in a plastic bag, struggling hard on the sand.
我和老师小心翼翼地帮它解开塑料袋，再把它送回大海。
wǒ hé lǎo shī xiǎo xīn yì yì de bāng tā jiě kāi sù liào dài zài bǎ tā sòng huí dà hǎi
My teacher and I very carefully untangled the plastic bag and took the turtle back to the sea.
看着小海龟慢慢游远，我心里想：原来乱丢垃圾会伤害这么多动物。
kàn zhe xiǎo hǎi guī màn màn yóu yuǎn wǒ xīn lǐ xiǎng yuán lái luàn diū lā jī huì shāng hài zhè me duō dòng wù
As I watched the little turtle swim slowly away, I thought: so dropping litter can hurt so many animals.
最后，我们把垃圾分类，塑料、纸和铝罐分别放进不同的回收箱。
zuì hòu wǒ men bǎ lā jī fēn lèi sù liào zhǐ hé lǚ guàn fēn bié fàng jìn bù tóng de huí shōu xiāng
Finally, we sorted the rubbish and put the plastic, paper and cans into separate recycling bins.
我们都同意，爱护环境要从自己做起，不能只靠别人。
wǒ men dōu tóng yì ài hù huán jìng yào cóng zì jǐ zuò qǐ bù néng zhǐ kào bié rén
We all agreed that taking care of the environment starts with ourselves. We can't just leave it to other people.