018 采取行动

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Morgan was walking her dog, Pip, with her friend Rasha

摩根正和她的朋友拉莎一起遛她的狗皮普。

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Suddenly a big dog raced toward them, barking loudly

突然，一只大狗朝他们冲过来，大声吠叫。

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Pip pulled hard on his leash

皮普使劲拽狗绳。

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Then, before Morgan could tighten her grip, the leash flew from her hand

然后，摩根还没来得及握紧，狗绳就从她手中飞了出去。

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As Pip took off toward the playground, the big dog ran after him, growling and barking

皮普朝游乐场跑去，大狗跟在后面咆哮吠叫。

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The two dogs tore around the slide, through the sandbox, and around the swings

两只狗绕着滑梯跑，穿过沙坑，又在秋千周围追来追去。

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Then Pip darted toward the tennis court

然后皮普飞快地冲向网球场。

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" I've got him!" a tennis player called, grabbing Pip's leash

“我抓住他了！”一名网球选手喊道，一把抓住了皮普的狗绳。

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" Whew!" Morgan ran over and scooped up her dog." Thank you!"

“呼！”摩根跑过去，把狗抱起来。“谢谢你！”

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A young guy with a skateboard appeared and whistled at the big dog." Dakota! Come!"

一个拿着滑板的年轻小伙出现，对着大狗吹口哨。“达科塔！过来！”

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" Hey!" Morgan called

"喂！"摩根喊道。

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" Your dog chased my dog all over the park!"

"你的狗在公园里到处追我的狗！"

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" Relax, kid. It's totally fine."

"放松点，孩子。完全没事的。"

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" No, it's not!" Rasha said

"不，有事！"拉莎说。

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" Pip could have gotten bitten, or he could have run out into the street!

"皮普可能会被咬伤，或者跑到马路上去！

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You should keep your dog on a leash!"

你应该把你的狗拴上绳子！"

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Dakota ran off again, chasing a squirrel this time

达科他又跑开了，这次是去追一只松鼠。

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The skateboarder shrugged

那个滑板手耸了耸肩。

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Then he dropped his board and skated away

然后他放下滑板，滑着离开了。

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Morgan could still feel her heart thumping in her chest

摩根仍然能感觉到她的心脏在胸腔里怦怦直跳。

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" That was terrifying."

“太吓人了。”

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" We need to do something!" Rasha fumed

“我们得做点什么！”拉莎气冲冲地说。

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" Our city doesn't have a leash law

“咱们市没有拴绳法规。

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Let's tell the city council to enact one

我们去跟市议会提，让他们定一条。

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It's not safe for dogs to run loose in the park."

狗在公园里乱跑不安全。”

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" Um, there's just one problem," Morgan said

“呃，就一个问题，”摩根说。

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" We're kids. Who's going to listen to us?"

“我们不过是小孩。谁会听我们的？”

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" In a democracy we have rights too," Rasha said

“在民主国家，我们也有权利呀，”拉莎说。

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" Besides, my mom used to work at City Hall

“再说了，我妈妈以前在市府工作。

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So I have some ideas!"

所以我有几招！”

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Morgan and Rasha got busy

摩根和拉莎忙活起来。

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First, they sent a letter to the newspaper about why their city needed a leash law to keep dogs safe

首先，他们给报社写了一封信，说明为什么他们的城市需要拴狗绳法规来保障狗的安全。

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Next, they sent emails to friends and neighbors, asking them to call local politicians

接着，他们给朋友和邻居发邮件，请他们给当地的政客打电话。

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After that, they created a petition

之后，他们发起了一份请愿书。

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" We need to collect lots of signatures," Rasha said

“我们需要收集很多签名，”拉莎说。

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" That will show the city council that lots of citizens want a leash law."

“这会向市议会证明，很多市民都希望有拴狗绳法规。”

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Morgan and Rasha brought the petition to locations all over the city

摩根和拉莎带着请愿书跑遍了全城各个地方。

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Some people said they didn't want to sign it

有些人说他们不想签名。

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" My dog likes to run without a leash."

“我的狗喜欢不用拴绳跑。”

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" We already have too many rules!"

“我们已经有太多规定了！”

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But others were eager to sign

但其他人却迫不及待要签名。

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One man even nodded after Morgan told him about how Dakota had chased Pip

摩根告诉他达科塔追赶皮普的事后，一位男士甚至点了点头。

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" I've seen Dakota running wild through the park," he said

他说：“我见过达科塔在公园里乱跑。”

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" Where do I sign?"

“我该在哪儿签名？”

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The following week Rasha's mom drove the girls to City Hall for a city council meeting

接下来的一周，拉莎的妈妈开车送两个女孩去市政厅参加市议会会议。

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The girls waited for their turn to speak

女孩们等着轮到她们发言。

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" You have five minutes," the president said

“你们有五分钟时间，”议长说。

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Rasha explained why the city needed a leash law to protect dogs and dog owners

拉莎解释了为什么城市需要拴狗绳法规来保护狗和狗主人。

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Then Morgan held up their petition

接着摩根举起了她们的请愿书。

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" We collected hundreds of signatures

“我们收集了好几百个签名。”

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Lots of people want a leash law."

“很多人都想要拴狗绳法规。”

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The president nodded

议长点了点头。

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" We've gotten dozens of calls."

“我们已经接到几十通电话了。”

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Another council member frowned

另一位议员皱起了眉头。

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" I have more important things to do," he muttered

他咕哝道：“我还有更重要的事要做。”

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" Protecting kids' dogs is a waste of my time."

“保护小孩的狗是在浪费我的时间。”

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" Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention, girls," the president said

议长说：“姑娘们，谢谢你们让我们注意到这个问题。”

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" We'll vote on it at our next meeting."

“我们下次会议会就此投票表决。”

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Morgan sighed as she sat down." What now?"

摩根坐下时叹了口气。“现在怎么办？”

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" We wait," Rasha said." Change never happens overnight."

拉莎说：“我们等着。改变从来不是一夜之间发生的。”

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A month later the girls were walking Pip in the park

一个月后，女孩们在公园里遛皮普。

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" Look!" Rasha pointed to a workman posting a sign

“看！”拉莎指着一个正在张贴告示的工人。

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" All dogs must be on a leash

“所有狗都必须拴上狗绳。”

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Violators will be fined."

“违者将被罚款。”

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She hugged Morgan

她拥抱了摩根。

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" We did it!" Morgan cheered

摩根欢呼道：“我们做到了！”