Young Indian Student Cleans Up Dirty River Alone

A 21-year-old student in India named Bittu Tabahi cleaned up a dirty river all by himself. The river was full of trash, but he wanted to make it clean again.

all by himself= 完全靠自己、獨自一人

At first, many people laughed at him. Cleaning the river was dangerous for his health, and he did not have much money or special tools. Still, he kept working every day to remove the garbage.

kept working= 持續工作不間斷

His hard work completely changed the river. Now, the waterway is clean, and his efforts have moved the government to take action.

take action= 採取行動以解決問題

學習筆記

文法整理

句型	意思
all by himself	完全靠自己、獨自一人
kept working	持續工作不間斷
take action	採取行動以解決問題

詞彙整理

單字	意思
dangerous	可能造成傷害、危險或損失的；有危險性的
waterway	可供船隻航行的水域或水道。
take action	採取行動；採取措施（以處理或解決問題）

延伸學習

•在新聞報導中，當地方政府或機構針對社會問題回應時，經常使用「take action」這個表達。