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Union Pacific railroad cars in Los Angeles, California are a target of robbers.
加利福尼亚州洛杉矶的联合太平洋铁路公司的车厢是抢劫者的目标。
Litter
垃圾
These packages were on their way to buyers before they were damaged by criminals.
这些包裹在被罪犯损坏之前正在运往买家的路上。
The governor of California called the crimes "organized theft."
加州州长称这些罪行为“有组织的盗窃”。
He helped clean up the massive amount of litter from the tracks.
他帮助清理了铁轨上的大量垃圾。
Litter is pieces of trash, or waste, left outdoors by humans.
Litter的意思是人类在户外丢弃的垃圾。
It is one kind of pollution.
它是一种污染。
But litter can also mean something lovely.
但是,litter也可以表示可爱的东西。
A litter of kittens, for example, are the newborn cats produced from a single pregnancy.
例如,一窝小猫指的是一胎所生的猫崽。