After a busy（最繁忙的）/ˈbɪziɪst/ holiday（假期）/ˈhɒlədeɪ/, litter（垃圾；乱扔的废物）/ˈlɪtə/ covered part of the local（当地的）/ˈləʊkl/ beach（海滩）/biːtʃ/. The Sea（海；海洋）/siː/ Care Society（社团；社会）/səˈsaɪəti/, a small charity（慈善组织；慈善）/ˈtʃærəti/, organised（组织）/ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/ a voluntary（志愿的；自愿的）/ˈvɒləntri/ clean-up（清洁活动）/ˈkliːn ʌp/ for Saturday. Its purpose（目的）/ˈpɜːpəs/ was to reduce（减少）/rɪˈdjuːs/ rubbish（垃圾）/ˈrʌbɪʃ/ near the sea before the beach opened again. At 8 a.m.（上午）/ˌeɪ ˈem/, each volunteer（志愿者）/ˌvɒlənˈtɪə/ received a welcome（欢迎；欢迎的）/ˈwelkəm/ card and a map（地图）/mæp/. Omar joined to take part in（参加）/teɪk pɑːt ɪn/ the work because he believed（相信）/bɪˈliːvd/ that every citizen（公民）/ˈsɪtɪzn/ could act（行动）/ækt/ to make a difference（带来改变）/meɪk ə ˈdɪfrəns/.
A light（薄的；轻的）/laɪt/ fog（雾）/fɒɡ/ lay over the sand（沙；沙滩）/sænd/, but the water（水；海水）/ˈwɔːtə/ line was still easy to see. The leader（负责人；领导者）/ˈliːdə/ created（创建；划定）/kriˈeɪtɪd/ four search（搜索）/sɜːtʃ/ areas（区域）/ˈeəriəz/ between the old boat（小船；船）/bəʊt/ ramp（坡道）/ræmp/ and a large rock（岩石）/rɒk/. Each group（小组）/ɡruːp/ had one clear（散去；清理）/klɪəd/ duty（职责）/ˈdjuːti/. Omar's group would search around stones（石块）/stəʊnz/ and collect（收集）/kəˈlekt/ cans（罐子）/kænz/, paper, and pieces（碎片；段）/ˈpiːsɪz/ of rope（绳子）/rəʊp/. Another group would sweep（清扫）/swiːp/ the path（道路；小径）/pɑːθ/ beside the bins（垃圾箱）/bɪnz/. The map stopped people from cleaning（干净的）/kliːn/ the same place again.
The safety（安全）/ˈseɪfti/ rules were strict（严格的）/strɪkt/. Volunteers had to wear gloves（手套）/ɡlʌvz/ and always（总是；一定）/ˈɔːlweɪz/ use a tool（工具）/tuːl/ to pick up（捡起）/pɪk ʌp/ ordinary（普通的）/ˈɔːdnri/ litter. If they found an unknown（不明的）/ˌʌnˈnəʊn/ or sharp（尖锐的）/ʃɑːp/ object（物品；物体）/ˈɒbdʒɪkt/ anywhere（任何地方）/ˈeniweə/, they called an adult（成年人）/ˈædʌlt/ leader instead of touching（触碰）/ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/ it. The leader explained that careless（粗心的）/ˈkeələs/ handling（处理）/ˈhændlɪŋ/ could cause an injury（伤害）/ˈɪndʒəri/. Nobody entered the ocean（海洋）/ˈəʊʃn/ or reached into a wave（海浪；挥手）/weɪv/ for rubbish. This was a cleaning job（工作；任务）/dʒɒb/, not a reason（理由）/ˈriːzn/ to take a risk（风险）/rɪsk/.
The volunteers continued to work in groups（分组合作）/wɜːk ɪn ɡruːps/ for two hours. According to（根据）/əˈkɔːdɪŋ tuː/ the sorting（分类）/ˈsɔːtɪŋ/ chart（图表）/tʃɑːt/, clean cans went into one bin and other rubbish went into another. A damaged（损坏的）/ˈdæmɪdʒd/ fishing（捕鱼用的）/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ rope was too long for either bin, so two adults carried it to a separate（单独的；分开的）/ˈseprət/ bag. The group recorded（记录）/rɪˈkɔːdɪd/ where every full bag came from. This helped the society see which part of the beach collected the most litter and might need another bin.
At the end, the bags had a total weight（重量）/weɪt/ of 36 pounds（磅）/paʊndz/. The leader checked all four areas before anyone left. No loose（散落的；松的）/luːs/ rubbish remained（剩下）/rɪˈmeɪnd/ between the stones or near the boat ramp. The clean-up was a success（成功）/səkˈses/, and the beach looked better（更好的）/ˈbetə/ when the fog cleared. The record also gave the charity a practical（实际的）/ˈpræktɪkl/ next step: add one bin near the busiest path so litter was less likely（可能的）/ˈlaɪkli/ to pollute（污染）/pəˈluːt/ the sea.