人物:这个男孩想要拯救地球

This Boy Wants to Help Save the Earth One Park at a Time

这个男孩想要拯救地球——一次清理一个公园

AJ Retaleato is a 6-year-old on a mission: He is spending his summer picking up litter in the parks and schoolyards in his neighborhood.

6岁的AJ Retaleato有一项使命：他整个夏天都在附近的公园和校园里捡拾垃圾。

“He woke up one morning and said, ‘I want to clean the park. I feel bad for the earth,’ ” says AJ’s father, Anthony, 56.

“一天早上他醒来后说，‘我想打扫公园。我为地球感到难过，’”AJ的父亲，56岁的安东尼说。

Using buckets and gloves, the father and son have already cleaned up nine parks and schools—and they don’t plan on stopping anytime soon.

这对父子已经用水桶和手套清理了9个公园和学校，而且他们目前还不打算停下来。

AJ’s town recently honored his work with a special citation¹.

AJ的小镇最近为他的作品颁发了一个特别的奖项。

“My wife and I are speechless,” says Anthony.

“我和妻子的感动溢于言表，”安东尼说。

AJ’s favorite part? “I don’t want kids getting hurt on broken glass,” he says.

AJ最喜欢的部分是什么呢？“我不想让孩子们被碎玻璃弄伤，”他说。

“And I like how clean it looks when I’m done.”

“而且我喜欢清理完之后公园看起来很干净的样子。”

1 citation   

n.引用，引证，引用文；传票

参考例句：

• He had to sign the proposition for the citation.他只好在受奖申请书上签了字。
• The court could issue a citation and fine Ms. Robbins.法庭可能会发传票，对罗宾斯女士处以罚款。