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小编给你一个美联英语官方免费试听课申请链接： /test/waijiao.aspx?tid=16-73675-0 美联英语提供：整个世界因你而不同 Every Sunday morning I take a light jog around a park near my home. There’s a lake located in one corner of the park. Each time I jog by this lake, I see the same elderly woman sitting at the water’s edge with a small metal cage sitting beside her. 每个星期日的早晨我都会绕着我家附近的公园轻松地慢跑。公园的一角有一片湖。每当我慢跑经过这片湖，都会看到同一个老妇人，身边放着一个金属笼子坐在湖边。 This past Sunday my curiosity got the best of me, so I stopped jogging and walked over to her. 上个星期日我终于忍不住好奇，停止了慢跑，走到她身边。 As I got closer, I realized that the metal cage was in fact a small trap. 走近时我发现金属笼子其实是一个小陷阱。 There were three turtles, unharmed, slowly walking around the base of the trap. 三只乌龟安然无恙，绕着陷阱底部慢悠悠地爬着。 She had a fourth turtle in her lap that she was carefully scrubbing with a spongy brush. 她正认真地用海绵刷擦拭着第四只趴在她膝盖上的乌龟。 “Hello,” I said. “If you don’t mind my nosiness, I’d love to know what you’re doing with these turtles.” “你好啊，”我说。“如果你不介意我多管闲事的话，我很想知道你在对这些乌龟做什么呢。” She smiled. “I’m cleaning off their shells ,” she replied. “我在清洗他们的壳，”她笑着回答说。 “Anything on a turtle’s shell, like algae or scum, reduces the turtle’s ability to absorb heat and impedes its ability to swim. It can also corrode and weaken the shell over time.” 任何乌龟壳上，像海藻、泡沫浮渣这些东西，都会减弱乌龟的吸热能力并且阻碍他们游动，时间长了还会腐蚀龟壳，让龟壳变得脆弱。 She went on: “I spend a couple of hours each Sunday morning, relaxing by this lake and helping these little guys out. It’s my own strange way of making a difference. ”她继续说道：“每个星期天早晨我都会花几个小时待在湖边，边放松自己，边帮这些小家伙摆脱困难。这就是我奇怪的制造改变的方式。” “But don’t most freshwater turtles live their whole lives with algae and scum hanging from their shells?” I asked. “但是，难道不是所有的淡水乌龟都是伴随着它们壳上的海藻和泡沫、浮渣度过一生的吗？”我问道。 “Yep, sadly, they do,” she replied. “遗憾的是，它们的确这样。”她回答道。 “Well then, don’t you think your time could be better spent? And 99% of these turtles don’t have kind people like you to help them clean off their shells. So, no offense… but how exactly are your localized efforts here truly making a difference?” “那么，你不觉得