Charter schools get public money but do not have to follow the same rules as traditional public schools.
特许学校获得公共资金，但不用遵守和传统公立学校一样的规则。
(1)____________________ -- like Environmental Charter High School near Los Angeles. Students learn the importance of protecting the environment. Rigo Estrada says he used to be the kind of person who threw trash on the street.
例如洛杉矶附近的环境特许学校的学生们学习保护环境的重要性。Rigo Estrada说，他过去经常在大街上乱扔垃圾。
RIGO ESTRADA: "But now that I have seen firsthand videos, I have done beach cleanups, I have helped develop like water-catchment systems, I have taught elementary schools like the importance of water conservation, I know the importance of green and that it actually is a really serious topic."
RIGO ESTRADA：“但现在我看过了第一手视频资料，我做了沙滩清洁工作，帮助开发了排水系统，还在小学宣传节水的重要性，我了解环保的重要性，这的确是一个非常严肃的话题。”
Students also learn how to prepare a business plan that they can use to help pay for college.They learn from teachers and outside experts like Nancy Gale. She owns an environmentally friendly business that makes handbags.
学生们还学习如何筹备商业计划来帮助支付大学费用。他们从老师和外界专家那里学习，例如Nancy Gale，她拥有一家制作手提袋的环保型企业。
NANCY GALE: "The idea behind the program is that if (2)______________________________________ that they recognize that their skills extend into the same real world as kids that go to successful private schools."
NANCY GALE：“该项目的想法是，他们就会意识到，他们能和那些成功的私立学校的孩子一样，将自己的技能扩展到现实世界。”
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