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14 - year - old Boy Picks Up Trash to Help the Sea
At just 14 years old, Ryan Hickman from San Juan Hills High School, the USA, made waves with a beach clean - up campaign (运动). On April 20th, 2024, he and many volunteers from Project 3R, a nonprofit (非营利机构) he set up, started a five - week campaign at five beaches along the Southern California coast and some in Mexico to clean up rubbish.
"The rubbish ends up in the ocean, and animals are eating it," Hickman told The Orange County Register. "Picking up a piece of rubbish may save a turtle's life."
When Ryan Hickman was only 3 years old, he started to pick up the rubbish around the beaches. For more than ten years, he and some volunteers have collected about 2 million bottles and cans from beaches, lakes and rivers.
Hickman first learned about the impacts (影响) of pollution at the Pacific Marine Mammal Centre (PMMC, 太平洋海洋哺乳动物中心) in Laguna Beach, which has been rescuing (营救) sea lions and seals (海豹) for more than 40 years. Watching the animals become safe encouraged him to think about what he could do to help.
From a young age, Hickman had developed a love for recycling and had always liked rubbish trucks. He put the two interests together and began raising money by collecting recyclables (可回收物). In 2017, Hickman gave away a 10,000 (about 72,000 yuan) cheque to the PMMC after picking up 50,000 pounds of rubbish and more than 200,000 recyclable bottles.
Along with organizing volunteer cleanups, Hickman has also travelled worldwide, speaking to kids about caring for the planet and oceans. At the Ocean Institute in California, he started a programme where primary school students clean local beaches and then board the institute's teaching ship to learn about pollution's impact.
"It's fun," he said. "I may be able to encourage the people I talk to and they might organize a cleanup too."
1. Where did Ryan and many volunteers start a five - week campaign?
At five beaches along the Southern California coast and some in Mexico.
2. How many bottles and cans have he and some volunteers collected since he was 3?
About 2 million.
3. What role did the PMMC play in starting Ryan's journey?
It made him aware of the harmful effects of pollution on marine animals, which inspired him to take action.
4. How did Ryan raise money?
By collecting recyclables.
5. What can we learn from Ryan Hickman?
It's important to save the sea.（言之有理即可）
