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Last month our class visited an old farm outside the city.上个月我们班参观了城外的一座老农场。 On the hill there was a large plantation of tea trees.山坡上有一大片茶树种植园。 The old farmer who showed us around liked to read the bible in the evening.带我们参观的老农夫喜欢在晚上读《圣经》。 He said the farm was full of stories and one small mystery.他说这个农场满是故事，还有一个小谜团。 Years ago, some tools disappeared from the wooden deck of his house.多年前，一些工具从他家木制露台上不见了。

"We never found out who took them, and that is the mystery," he laughed.“我们始终没查清是谁拿走的，这就是那个谜，”他笑着说。 Work on a plantation is hard, and every worker has a limitation.种植园里的活很辛苦，每个工人都有自己的局限。 "I can carry only two boxes at a time," he said.“我一次只能搬两个箱子，”他说。 We learned that respect between people must be mutual.我们明白了，人与人之间的尊重必须是相互的。 If you always take and never give, your friends will neglect you.如果你总是索取从不付出，朋友们就会冷落你。

Some students wrote negative words about farm life before the visit.参观前，有些学生写下了关于农场生活的负面评价。 After the visit, their ideas changed naturally.参观之后，他们的想法自然地改变了。 Farm work is not necessarily easy or boring.农活未必就是轻松或无聊的。 It can be interesting when you understand the people and the land.当你了解那里的人和土地时，它会很有意思。 On the bus home, everyone agreed it was a good day.在回家的巴士上，大家都说这是美好的一天。