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I met the Man of the Trees in summer ten years ago, when I was visiting Uncle Jita.
Those were difficult times. People were cutting down our forest, and there was often flooding. Sometimes our water supply was dirty. When our pump did have clean water, we had to wait in line for ages. When the pump wasn’t working, we had to walk five kilometres to the closest stream.
But I was happy. I was going to see my favorite uncle. When the day finally arrived, Dad drove me to Uncle Jita’s house and left. Once he saw me, Uncle Jita announced, “Tomorrow we’re going to explore a magical place. Here is my camera, Amy. You can take photos of what you see.”
The following day, we woke up and left early on a boat. The trip was exciting. But when we got off, there was ... nothing in front of us. “I don’t want to take pictures of this,” I complained.
Uncle laughed,“Start walking, Amy. I promise you’ll be surprised.” After some time, I could see the outline of a forest in the distance. A little closer, there was a man waving to us.
“That’s Kabir. The forest you see is his. He planted every single tree.” As we walked towards Kabir, Uncle explained that thirty years ago, the whole area was a wasteland. But one day Kabir decided to change all that and started planting trees. Thanks to him, part of the wasteland is now a paradise(天堂).
Uncle introduced me to Kabir, who had gray hair and a determined face. “Jita told me you like animals. Are you ready to see some?” he asked. “Of course!” I replied. We continued walking and soon were under the trees. I turned my head and was amazed at the difference between the two places. All because of the efforts of one man.
Like Uncle said, Kabir’s forest was magical. We saw deer, rhinos, and even tigers. During lunchtime, Kabir explained how, by planting trees, it was possible to stop the land from eroding(侵蚀).
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Hearing this, I turned to my uncle, “I think we can plant trees too. ”
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In the years that followed, people in our village worked hard to carry out our plan.
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Hearing this, I turned to my uncle, “I think we can plant trees too.”Grabbing the camera in my hand, I added with excitement, “I’ve got a plan! I’ll show them the photos of Kabir’s magical forest!” Seeing Uncle and Kabir’s encouraging smile, I immediately set down to work, busy pressing my shutter. With the big plan--restoring our village with clean water supply in 10 years haunting in my mind, bubbling inside my heart was thrill and hope for a new life. When Uncle and I went back to the village and showed these wonderful pictures to my neighbors, they were stunned by the beauty of the forest. “It was the trees that turned the place into a paradise!” We then explained our tree-planting plan to the villagers, which was quickly accepted by all of them.
In the years that followed, people in our village worked hard to carry out our plan. We started to plant trees by rolling our sleeves up, digging holes, setting saplings into holes and covering them with soil, which has eventually helped protect the soil and stopped the land from eroding. Thanks to the trees, the water has been purified and we finally have clean and stable water supply. Years witnessed our great endeavor and our perspiration eventually paid off. Our village is now surrounded by small thriving forests with blooming flowers, lively animals and crystal-clear streams running through. Standing under the trees and enjoying the stroke of gentle breeze, I heard birds chirping between branches as if celebrating for our fruitful achievement and praising for our wise choice——doing something right and turning our life back on track with our respect and worship for our Mother Nature.
听到这些,我转向叔叔,“我想我们也可以种树。”我把相机拿在手里,兴奋地补充道:“我有个计划!我要给他们看卡比尔魔法森林的照片!”看到叔叔和卡比尔鼓励我的微笑,我立刻坐下来工作,忙着按快门。十年后让我们村恢复清洁供水的宏伟计划萦绕在我的脑海中,我的内心沸腾着对新生活的兴奋和希望。当我和叔叔回到村子,把这些精彩的照片给邻居们看时,他们都被森林的美丽惊呆了。“是这些树把这里变成了天堂!”然后我们向村民们解释了我们的植树计划,很快他们都接受了。
在接下来的几年里,我们村里的人努力工作来执行我们的计划。我们开始种树,卷起袖子,挖洞,把树苗埋在洞里,用土覆盖,最终保护了土壤,阻止了土地的侵蚀。多亏了这些树,水被净化了,我们终于有了干净稳定的供水。岁月见证了我们的努力,汗水终于有了回报。我们的村庄现在被茂密的小森林包围着,鲜花盛开,动物活泼,清澈的溪流流过。站在树下,享受着微风的抚摸,我听到鸟儿在树枝间啁啾,仿佛在庆祝我们丰硕的成就,赞美我们明智的选择——做了正确的事情,让我们的生活回到正轨,尊重和崇拜我们的大自然母亲。
注:文章来源于2023届广州市一模