Foreign Diplomats and U.S. Officials Clean a Florida Beach(翻译)

Last Friday was an unusual day for several diplomats in the U.S. state of Florida.The U.S. Department of State gathered consular officers from Africa,Europe and Latin America to pick garbage off the beach in Key Biscayne.
上周五对于美国佛罗里达州的几位外交官是不寻常的一天。美国国务院聚集来自非洲、欧洲和拉丁美洲的领事人员,在基比斯坎海滩拣垃圾。

Their efforts supported a program called the International Coastal Cleanup of Beaches.This program aims to clean garbage out of oceans and off beaches.
他们做出努力是为了支持一个名为国际海岸清理海滩的项目。这个项目的目的是清除海洋和海滩垃圾。

The International Coastal Cleanup also tries to bring attention to the issue of pollution in the world’s oceans.
国际海岸清理工作也试着引发对世界海洋污染问题的关注。

U.S. Department of State official Clifton Seagroves said protecting the world’s oceans is very important.
美国国务院官员Clifton Seagroves表示，保护世界海洋是非常重要的。

We want to bring attention to … pollution, microbeads, plastics … which cause problems for the whole world.
“我们想关注…污染、微珠、塑料…这些能引起全球性难题。”

A 2015 Reuters news service report stated scientists believe more than nine million tons of garbage are in the world’s oceans.
一份来自路透社2015年的新闻服务报告显示，科学家们相信，在全球海洋中有超过九百万吨的垃圾。

Uruguay’s consul, Lourdes Bonet, said she felt it was her duty to help with the efforts.
乌拉圭的领事Lourdes Bonet表示，她认为协助工作是她的责任。

“A person continues to live in the place where he or she lives,” she said.“And [they] must return all that hospitality that has been received.”
她表示，“人类想要继续生存在其生活的地方，他们必须回报自己所得到的所有善待。”

Ecuador’s consul, Eduardo Rivadeneira, praised the efforts to clean the beach.
厄瓜多尔的领事Eduardo Rivadeneira，对清理沙滩做出的努力大加称赞。

“I had never come to this park and I think it’s spectacular,” he said.“Everyone is from all over the world sharing this great moment.”
他说，“我之前从来没有来过这个公园，我认为它是壮观的。”“来自世界各地的人分享这一伟大的时刻。”

The group was able to remove almost 550 kilograms of garbage from the Key Biscayne beach by the end of the day.This same amount usually takes a week to remove.
在一天结束的时候，这个团队能够清除比斯坎湾海滩的近550公斤垃圾。相同的数量往往需要一个星期的时间来清理。

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