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Our team is working on a small project to clean an old pond in the park.我们团队正在做一个小项目，清理公园里的一个旧池塘。 The pond is part of a local ecosystem that has been in poor shape for years.这个池塘是当地生态系统的一部分，多年来状况一直不好。 At first the plan sounded simple, but the work will entail much more than cleaning the water.起初这个计划听起来很简单，但这项工作需要做的远不止清理水面。 We had to study the plants, the fish and even the birds from neighbouring areas.我们不得不研究植物、鱼类，甚至来自邻近地区的鸟类。 My job was to collect data and give a weekly update to the group.我的工作是收集数据，并每周向小组汇报最新进展。

The biggest question was cost versus time: we could not do everything at once.最大的问题是成本与时间的权衡：我们无法一次把所有事都做完。 Our team leader tried to reassure us that a slow start was still a good start.我们的组长努力让我们安心，说缓慢的开始也仍然是好的开始。 We learned to suppress the wish to fix every problem in one week.我们学会了压住那种想在一周内解决所有问题的念头。 On rainy days we had to sneak in a short indoor meeting instead of field work.下雨天我们只好悄悄安排一次简短的室内会议来代替野外工作。 The dreadful weather in March made the outdoor work almost impossible.三月糟糕的天气让户外工作几乎无法进行。

By May the water was clear again, and small fish began to return.到五月，水又变清了，小鱼开始回来。 That small change helped revive interest in the whole park.这个小小的变化帮助重新唤起了人们对整个公园的兴趣。 Now other groups want to copy our plan in their own areas.现在其他小组想在他们自己的区域照搬我们的计划。 We still meet every Friday to share news and discuss the next steps.我们仍然每周五见面，分享消息并讨论下一步。