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开始练这一级 →Last year a small shop in our town closed.去年我们镇上一家小店关门了。 Many people lost their daily work.很多人失去了每天的工作。 We could not imagine the town without it.我们无法「想象」没有它的镇子。 Her imagination gave us a new idea.她的「想象力」给了我们一个新想法。
Six families agreed to build something new.六个家庭「同意」一起做点新的事情。 First we needed capital, so each family gave a little money.首先我们需要「本钱」，所以每家都拿出了一点钱。 We wrote a short agreement about work and income.我们写了一份简短的「约定」，关于工作和收入。 A few people disagreed at first, but they stayed.起初有几个人「不同意」，但他们留了下来。
The shop can provide food and simple things for the area.这家店可以为这一带「提供」食物和简单的东西。 Our provision of free tea brings many friendly faces.我们免费「提供」茶水，带来了许多友善的面孔。 A rich man from a near city wanted to buy our shop.一位来自附近城市的有钱人想买下我们的小店。 We said no, because we wanted our own way.我们说了不，因为我们想走自己的路。
Now the shop is open every day, and the town feels alive.现在这家店每天开门，镇子又有了生气。 Every month we hold a small party in a corner of the shop.每个月我们都在店里的一个「角落」办一场小小的「聚会」。 This showed me the power of a shared effort.这段经历让我看到了共同努力的力量。 A good agreement can hold people together.一份好的「约定」能把人们聚在一起。
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