英语小达人 58 Planting Seeds

 　　Planting Seeds

　　埋下种子

　　Three years ago, Kerstin wanted more than anything to plant a garden. When she asked if she could have a garden, she was told she couldn't because she lives in the city. In the city, there was nowhere for a garden to grow. This made Kerstin sad so she decided¹ to look on the Internet and see if she could find a solution.

　　三年前柯丝汀非常想要种花，当她问道她是否能有个花园时，她得到的答案是“不行”，因为她住在市区，在都市根本没有地方可以种花。柯丝汀很难过，于是她决定上网看看有没有解决的方法。

　　She saw a sie that had pictures of people turning an unused lot into a garden. It even explained how to do it and gave ideas on raising the money for it.

　　其中有一个网站有几张照片，描述人们如何把废弃的空地变成花圃，网站甚至描述该怎么办到，以及筹钱盖花圃的方式。

　　Kerstin recalled² a run-down parking³ lot a block away. She put her plan into motion⁴. With the help of her mom, she got the necessary permission from the city to use the lot. Then, she sent out notices to her neighbors letting them know about her plan for community garden. People were excited and offered to help with fundraisers and gathering⁵ seeds.

　　柯丝汀想到隔壁一条街有个废弃的停车场，她采取行动并在母亲的协助下，得到市政府使用停车场的必要许可。接着她发通知给邻居，让他们知道盖社区花圃的计划，大家都很兴奋，不是帮忙筹钱，就是帮忙收集花籽。

　　Now, just three years later, the garden is the same size as the lot, and it has flowers, vegetables and even a baby apple tree!

　　仅仅三年，花圃的面积已经和停车场一样大，不仅有花，蔬菜，甚至还有矮矮的苹果树！

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 recalled   

回忆起( recall的过去式和过去分词 )； 使想起； 使想到； 勾起

参考例句：

• I recalled that he had mentioned the problem once. 我回忆起他曾经有一次提到过这个问题。
• The sight recalled the days of childhood to me. 那情景使我回忆起童年。

3 parking   

n.停车，停机，停放

参考例句：

• A bus is parking on the road.路上停着一辆公共汽车。
• Next you must learn how to back a car into a parking space.下一步你应该学会如何把车倒入停车的空地。

4 motion   

n.打手势，示意，移动，动作，提议，大便；v.运动，向...打手势，示意

参考例句：

• She could feel the rolling motion of the ship under her feet.她能感觉到脚下船在晃动。
• Don't open the door while the train is in motion.列车运行时，请勿打开车门。

5 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。