This Boy Wants to Help Save the Earth One Park at a Time
這個(gè)男孩想要拯救地球——一次清理一個(gè)公園
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歲的AJ Retaleato有一項(xiàng)使命:他整個(gè)夏天都在附近的公園和校園里撿拾垃圾。
“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.
“一天早上他醒來后說,‘我想打掃公園。我為地球感到難過,’”AJ的父親,56歲的安東尼說。
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.
這對(duì)父子已經(jīng)用水桶和手套清理了9個(gè)公園和學(xué)校,而且他們目前還不打算停下來。
AJ’s town recently honored his work with a special citation.
AJ的小鎮(zhèn)最近為他的作品頒發(fā)了一個(gè)特別的獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)。
“My wife and I are speechless,” says Anthony.
“我和妻子的感動(dòng)溢于言表,”安東尼說。
AJ’s favorite part? “I don’t want kids getting hurt on broken glass,” he says.
AJ最喜歡的部分是什么呢?“我不想讓孩子們被碎玻璃弄傷,”他說。
“And I like how clean it looks when I’m done.”
“而且我喜歡清理完之后公園看起來很干凈的樣子。”