共 18 句 · 中英对照 · 对应本级 10 个目标词
开始练这一级 →One year the old factory in Mia's small town closed.有一年，米娅所在小镇的老工厂关门了。 Her grandmother had always sold fish in the traditional way.她的祖母一直用「传统的」方式卖鱼。 Mia wanted to stay, not leave for a big city.米娅想留下来，而不是去大城市。 Mia was communicative, and she had a new idea about help.米娅很善于「沟通」，她想到了一个帮大家的新主意。
A local association wanted to give the town a hand.当地一个「协会」想帮镇上一个忙。 Mia asked her grandmother for an immediate answer.米娅向祖母要一个「立即的」答复。 The old woman agreed immediately, without a thought.老人「立刻」就同意了，想都没想。 Together they started a small online shop.她们一起开了一个小小的网店。 She kept her grandmother's skillful work.她保留了祖母的熟练手艺。
Mia used a simple camera to associate every fish with a name and a place.米娅用一台简单的相机，把每条鱼和一个名字、一个地点「联系」起来。 The association found buyers in other countries in a few weeks.协会在几周内就找到了其他国家的买家。 It could mediate between the fishermen and those buyers.它可以在渔民和这些买家之间「调解」。 Mia said the town's environment slowly became better.米娅说镇上的「环境」慢慢变好了。 The water near the shore looked clean again.岸边的水看起来又干净了。
Environmental groups wrote letters to thank the young people.「环境的」保护团体写信感谢这些年轻人。 Mia called the new job a fresh start.米娅把这件新工作称作一个全新的开始。 Traditionally, young people left for the big city.「传统上」，年轻人都会去大城市。 Now some of them stay and live here.现在他们中的一些人留下来，在这里生活。
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