高频通用词 第 111 级 · 阅读短文

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Last year a small reading group started one kilometer from here.去年，一个小型阅读小组在离这儿一「公里」的地方出现了。 At first only four people came, including two friends of mine.起初只有四个人来，「包括」我的两个朋友。 Our aim was to read one short story every week.我们的目标是每周读一篇短篇故事。 It was not a great idea, but it was a beginning.这算不上什么了不起的主意，但它是一个开始。

Soon more people came, so we found a bigger room.很快来的人多了，于是我们找了一个更大的房间。 The first thing we learned was the necessity of reading slowly.我们学到的第一件事，就是「缓慢阅读」的「必要性」。 It is necessary to stop at each new word.遇到每个生词都停下来是「必要的」。 We paid close attention to every sentence and gave each other time.我们「专注」于每一个句子，也给彼此留出时间。

One evening a young worker asked us to establish a second group.一天晚上，一位年轻工人请我们「建立」第二个小组。 The establishment of that group was a small but real change.那个小组的「建立」是一个微小却真实的变化。 We tried to encourage every new reader, even the shy ones.我们努力「鼓励」每一位新读者，连害羞的人也不例外。 A short talk at the start of each meeting helped a lot.每次聚会开始时做个简短的说明很有帮助。

Many words are hard to pronounce, but no one laughs now.很多词很难「发音」，但现在没有人笑话了。 Afterward, I thought about how much a simple group can do.后来我想到，一个简单的小组能做的事有多少。 It did not change the world, but it changed my lifestyle.它没有改变世界，但它改变了我的「生活方式」。