Volunteer organization helps clean up the beach

Miami beaches have traditionally been a very attractive destination for both tourists and local residents.迈阿密海滩向来是游客和当地居民都十分向往的旅游胜地。But keeping them clean and attractive is a job that often falls to a dedicated group of volunteers that pick up trash under the scorching sun.但让它们保持干净和美观的工作通常落在志愿者肩上，他们顶着烈日捡拾垃圾。You don't want to go and see there in a dirty, trashy beach.你不想去那里看到肮脏的、充满垃圾的海滩。And so for me I want people to experience what the real Miami, the beautiful Miami, right, which is clean water not just for us but also for our wildlife.对我来说，我希望人们能体验真正的迈阿密，美丽的迈阿密，那里有干净的水，这不仅是为了我们，也是为了我们的野生动物。And so that's why I spend most of my time cleaning instead of tanning, which is well, I still get pretty dark.这就是为什么我大部分时间都在打扫卫生而不是晒日光浴，不过呢，我还是晒得挺黑的。Originally from Colombia, Maria Algarra came to Miami from New York,玛丽亚·阿尔加拉原籍哥伦比亚，她从纽约来到迈阿密，got a law degree and started working as a paralegal, spending her weekends cleaning up the beach with some of her friends.获得了法学学位，开始担任律师助理工作，周末则与一些朋友一起清理海滩。Soon Algarra realized working in the fresh air was more fulfilling than dealing with legal contracts in stuffy offices.不久，阿尔加拉意识到在新鲜空气中工作比在闷热的办公室处理法律合同更有成就感。That's when she had the idea of founding the volunteer organization clean this beach up.就在那时，她有了成立志愿者组织的想法，把这个海滩打扫干净。I didn't want to be on a 9-5 working towards something that wasn't inspiring me or my passion.我不想朝九晚五地工作，去追求那些无法激励我或让我提不起热情的东西。So when I was able to find what I really wanted to do which is this, I decided to quit my job and dedicate myself to run clean this beach head full time.当我终于找到自己真正想做的事时，我决定辞职，全身心投入这片海滩的清洁工作。Yet Algarra's family supported her decision to quit a high-paying legal job.阿尔加拉的家人支持她辞掉高薪法律工作的决定。Back in my country, I'm from Colombia. They see picking up trash as you know a job, a dirty job.在我的祖国哥伦比亚，人们认为捡垃圾是脏活。But it's the most rewarding thing ever, and so now they understand that and they feel really proud.但这是最值得做的事，现在他们明白了，他们感到非常自豪。Today dozens of volunteers help Algarra clean the beach, and hundreds more people take part in the events she organizes.今天，几十名志愿者帮助阿尔加拉清理海滩，还有数百人参加了她组织的活动。Together with her team, she's trying to turn cleaning the beaches into something festive.她和团队正努力把清洁海滩变成一件有节日氛围的事情。There's music, snacks and even a collective warm-up before each cleaning session.这里有音乐、零食，甚至在每次清理前集体热身。When I first started doing these kinds of things, I think she was one of the first people I met like this organization.当我刚开始做这类事情时，我想她是我在这个组织中最早结识的人之一。And she was like really nice and like she just like took me in. So I think without her, maybe I would have been just like doing here and there.她人很好，接纳了我。我想如果没有她，我可能就会东一榔头西一棒子地混日子了。But I joined her organization. I've been doing it like almost every week.但我加入了她的组织。我几乎每周都这么做。The group now has over 2,000 volunteers to help pick up trash.该组织目前有超过2000名志愿者帮忙捡垃圾。And so far they've collected over ten thousand kilograms of garbage.到目前为止，他们已经收集了超过一万公斤的垃圾。