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Miami beaches have traditionally been a very attractive destination for both tourists and local residents.迈阿密海滩向来是游客和当地居民都十分向往的旅游胜地。

But keeping them clean and attractive is a job that often falls to a dedicated group of volunteers that pick up trash under the scorching sun.但让它们保持干净和美观的工作通常落在志愿者肩上，他们顶着烈日捡拾垃圾。

You don't want to go and see there in a dirty, trashy beach.你不想去那里看到肮脏的、充满垃圾的海滩。

And so for me I want people to experience what the real Miami, the beautiful Miami, right, which is clean water not just for us but also for our wildlife.对我来说，我希望人们能体验真正的迈阿密，美丽的迈阿密，那里有干净的水，这不仅是为了我们，也是为了我们的野生动物。

And so that's why I spend most of my time cleaning instead of tanning, which is well, I still get pretty dark.这就是为什么我大部分时间都在打扫卫生而不是晒日光浴，不过呢，我还是晒得挺黑的。

Originally from Colombia, Maria Algarra came to Miami from New York,玛丽亚·阿尔加拉原籍哥伦比亚，她从纽约来到迈阿密，

got a law degree and started working as a paralegal, spending her weekends cleaning up the beach with some of her friends.获得了法学学位，开始担任律师助理工作，周末则与一些朋友一起清理海滩。

Soon Algarra realized working in the fresh air was more fulfilling than dealing with legal contracts in stuffy offices.不久，阿尔加拉意识到在新鲜空气中工作比在闷热的办公室处理法律合同更有成就感。

That's when she had the idea of founding the volunteer organization clean this beach up.就在那时，她有了成立志愿者组织的想法，把这个海滩打扫干净。

I didn't want to be on a 9-5 working towards something that wasn't inspiring me or my passion.我不想朝九晚五地工作，去追求那些无法激励我或让我提不起热情的东西。