高频通用词 第 106 级 · 阅读短文

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Our small village waited many years for electric power.我们的小村庄等「电力」等了很多年。 We were too far from the city for anyone to help.我们离城市太远，没有人来帮忙。 At the beginning, many people said the project would never work.一开始，很多人说这个项目永远不会成功。

They put up tall poles along every street.他们沿着每条街都立起了高高的电线杆。 The whole work took one year.整个工程花了一年时间。 I was a student then, and I watched them after school.那时我是个「学生」，放学后我看着他们干活。 On the first night, a small electric light came on over our door.第一天晚上，一盏小「电灯」在我家门上亮了起来。 The light was weak, but it hit the wall with a warm color.灯光很弱，但它带着温暖的颜色「打在」墙上。

At first the power was periodic, and the light often went out.起初供电是「周期性的」，灯常常会灭。 Electricity changed our village quickly.「电力」很快改变了我们的村庄。 Shops stayed open later in the evening.商店晚上营业得更晚了。 Some families bought electric fans for the hot summer days.有些家庭为了炎热的夏天买了「电风扇」。 People meet in the square until late in the evening now.现在人们在广场上待到很晚。

I listened to a radio in that school, and the old building was my second home.我在那所学校里听一台「收音机」，那座老建筑是我的第二个家。 Human life here is modern now.这里「人们」的生活现在很「现代」。 We still expect a better life, but our expectation is no longer about light.我们仍然「期待」更好的生活，但我们的「期望」不再与灯光有关。