3 Every Day Is Earth Day

I do not like the color green very much. You can tell by my crayons. The green one looks almost new.

我不太喜欢绿色。 你看看我的蜡笔就知道啦。 那支绿色的看起来几乎还是新的。

But I adore being green. (Adore is fancy for really, really loving something.) Being green means taking care of our planet. Ms. Glass asks, "Who can tell us about Earth Day?" I wave my hand and say, "It is like a holiday for our planet."

但我超爱践行“绿色生活”哦。 （“超爱”是“非常非常喜欢某样事物”的高级说法。） 践行绿色生活意味着要好好爱护我们的地球。 格拉斯老师问：“谁能给大家说说地球日是什么呀？” 我挥着手回答：“它就像是我们地球的节日呀。”

"That's right," says Ms. Glass. "But I like to think that every day is Earth Day." Our class discusses rules for being green. (Discuss means to talk only it's fancier and more serious.) Then we write the rules down.

“说得没错，”格拉斯老师说。 “不过我觉得呀，每天都应该是地球日。” 我们班一起讨论了践行绿色生活的规则。 （“讨论”是“说话”的高级说法，会更正式更认真哦。） 然后我们把这些规则写了下来。

At home I am shocked! I see that my family needs to be much greener. My dad is about to drive to the supermarket. "Dad," I say, "the green rule is: Less than a mile? Then bike in style."

回到家我可吃惊了！ 我发现我的家人得更重视绿色生活才行。 爸爸正打算开车去超市。 “爸爸，”我说道，“绿色规则是：路程不到一英里？ 那就帅气地骑自行车去吧。”

At the checkout line the guy asks my dad if we want paper or plastic bags. I say to my dad, "Please take note. Always bring a tote." (Tote is a fancy word for shopping bag.)

结账的时候，收银员叔叔问爸爸要纸袋还是塑料袋。 我对爸爸说：“可要记住哦。 永远自己带手提袋。” （“手提袋”是“购物袋”的高级说法哦。）