The nonprofit created an education campaign to get more residents to accept the free trees.

这家非营利组织发起了一项教育宣传活动，以让更多居民接受免费树木。

But if you fell down, you gave up your chance for a free tree.

但如果你摔倒了，你就失去了获得免费圣诞树的机会。

Carmichael found that they would be more willing to accept free trees if they could be more involved in the decision-making process.

如果居民能更多地参与到决策过程中，他们会更愿意接受免费树木。

Mother agreed to let them have their first try to win a free tree. Francy had chosen her tree earlier in the day.

妈妈同意让他们第一次尝试去赢得一棵免费的树。那天早些时候弗朗西选了她的树。

Then they banned some pesticides, distributed free trees, paid cash incentives and even made quit-your-lawn guides.

然后他们禁止使用一些杀虫剂，分发免费树木，支付现金奖励，甚至制作了戒烟指南。

Other states, including North Carolina, are offering free native trees to landowners who show photographic evidence that they have cut down Callery pears on their property.

包括北卡罗来纳州在内的其他州正在向地主免费提供本地树木，只要他们提供照片证明他们已经砍了自家土地里的豆梨树。

In speaking with residents, Carmichael found that they would be more willing to accept free trees if they could be more involved in the decision-making process.

在与居民交谈时，卡迈克尔发现， 如果他们能更多地参与决策过程， 他们会更愿意接受免费树木。