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185.Recycling refrigerators
I like to recycle. It is quite refreshing to take items that have been thrown away and redeem them to usefulness. After I was made redundant from my job, I took it upon myself as a form of self-refinement and self-regeneration to redress and refute my idleness by engaging in recycling.
A few days ago, I was roaming the streets in my pick-up truck looking for items that could be recycled when a flash of light caught my eye. It was the reflection in my mirror of the refraction of light from the sun hitting the surface of a refrigerator that someone had thrown out on the street. I put it in my pick-up truck and took it back to my garage, where many an abandoned item find refuge. The refrigerator could no longer refrigerate, so I checked the refrigeration unit and added some refrigerant. I plugged it in and it worked. I celebrated by having a few refreshments like a pot of tea, a box of cookies, a six-pack of beer, and a jar of kimchee. Afterwards, I put the leftovers in the refrigerator. It was wonderful that I was able to refurbish and regenerate what someone had thrown away.
几天前，我开着回收车在街上徘徊，寻觅一些可以被循环再利用的东西。突然，一道光线引起了我的注意。不知什么人扔了一台电冰箱在街上，阳光照在冰箱表面上，折射出的光芒继而映到了我汽车的后视镜里。我把这台冰箱捡到回收车里，再运回车库。事实上，我的车库已经成了很多被抛弃的东西的庇护所。这台冰箱已无法制冷了，所以我仔细检查了冷却系统，加了一些制冷剂。插上插头以后，冰箱就能重新工作了。我用了一些茶点以示庆祝，如一壶茶、一盒饼干、半打啤酒，以及一罐朝鲜泡菜。之后，我把吃剩的东西放入了冰箱。这太棒了，翻新一些别人扔掉的东西，使一些废品再生。
