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开始练这一级 →My aunt lives in a small town near the sea.我姑姑住在一个靠近海边的小镇上。 The town was clean and quiet when I was a boy.我还是个男孩的时候，小镇「干净」又安静。 I went back last year and found it changed.去年我回去，发现它变了。 The old lady next door told me the story.隔壁的老「太太」给我讲了这件事的来龙去脉。
My suggestion is to join the group that keeps the old houses.我的「建议」是「加入」那个保护老房子的小组。 I also suggest the same idea to my aunt.我也向姑姑「提议」同一个想法。 The fuel came first, and then the money came.先来的是「燃料」，然后钱也跟着来了。 Farmers dug for water and found fuel.农民挖水，却挖到了「燃料」。 The town grew fast, and the land was never the same.小镇发展得很快，那片土地再也不是原来的样子。
At first the fuel was a great help to everyone.起初这种「燃料」对每个人都是很大的帮助。 But it was bad for the air and the water.但它对空气和水都「不好」。 The town changed badly, and one hard blow came when the old school closed.小镇变得很「糟糕」，老学校关门时又挨了一记沉重的「打击」。 Some people did well, and some left for work.有些人过得不错，有些人则离开去外地干活。
The wind does not blow as clean as before.风也不像以前「吹」得那么「干净」了。 Some things rise, and some things break.有些东西会「升起」，有些东西会「破碎」。 My aunt said fuel is like strength to this town.我姑姑说，这种燃料就像这个小镇的力气。
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