Dean Moberg works at SeaWorld, which rescues more birds than any other type of animal. The hardest part of Dean's 1 is when he finds birds that were hurt 2 . Sometimes Dean finds sandhill cranes (沙丘鹤) that have been shot by arrows (箭) or hit by golf balls. Most of the time, the cranes that Dean 3 have been injured by chance. One way that they can get hurt is by looking inside rubbish for food.
When people see a crane that 4 help, they know to call SeaWorld. Dean and his team will drive hours to 5 the bird.
Usually, sandhill crane adults are found in pairs. The mother crane and the father crane work 6 to raise their babies. Dean knows how 7 the cranes are when they are separated, but if one of them is hurt, it must go back to SeaWorld for 8 .
Dean writes down exactly where he 9 each crane. When the cranes are 10 , he takes them back to the same place. He lets them go and they are able to find their 11 again.
Saving sandhill cranes with serious injuries isn't 12 ! Inventive, specially designed lift and support tools allow injured cranes to eat and rest while keeping weight off their 13 legs.
It takes a great deal of patience, determination, and love for these special birds to fully 14 . Luckily, that's something they find with Dean and the other 15 members of his team.
What would you do if you won the lottery (中彩票)?For many, the first thing to do would be to quit their jobs and retire1 . But one Canadian man named Pierre Richer, who recently won $50 million, didn't 2 doing that.
Pierre Richer works as a driver and head of shipping at a catering company. On October6, he 3 a lottery ticket for $10 while shopping with his daughter for Thanksgiving.Several days later, Richer's wife and his daughter 4 he had won $50 million. His daughter 5 so loud that the family thought she had seen a spider (蜘蛛). When Richer 6 the room, he was told about the 7 . To all the excitement his daughter and wife felt, he 8 reacted. "OK," Richer said and then walked out,9 his work routine. The winner appeared 10 to the sudden wealth.
Considering that he is already in his 60s, people thought he would resign and take11 . But much to their12 , he showed up for work at 4:30 a. m. the Monday following his win as if nothing had 13 over the weekend. "I can't leave them alone in the dark. The shipping department will 14 in my absence," said Richer, whose 15 to work deeply touched his employer and colleagues.
Monique Marshall knew she had to do something for her mother after her stepfather passed away. Monique's mother, Karin, who is 84 years old, was living in her apartment in New York City 1 , about 2,500 miles away from Monique in Los Angeles.
Monique 2 she had to do something for her mother. 3 , Monique's husband, Demille, was all on board, willing to do anything to 4 Karin in her advanced age. That's when Monique and Demille brainstormed with their friends and neighbors, Pierre and Carmen, who happened to be 5 .
After much thought and planning, they 6 a solution of a "glam garage (豪华车库)". Monique and Demille decided to turn their old and drafty 7 into an apartment space for Karin. But as is always the case with any construction project, they encountered 8 . However, it was nothing too big that kept them from completing the 9 . And the results are 10 !
Karin is in love with her new living space and new city. When Karin first 11 into her glam garage apartment in Los Angeles, she couldn't 12 her eyes.
"It was overwhelming," said Karin. "I was so 13 . Monique had done all the furniture. I didn't have to do anything."
What a wonderful and 14 solution that came about because of love, care and 15 .