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Last spring our city turned a small empty piece of land into a garden.去年春天，我们这座城市把一小块空地变成了菜园。 Neighbors planted seeds and watered the beds.邻居们种下种子，给苗床浇水。 The garden grew food, and it seemed to generate ideas about our street.这个菜园种出了食物，而且似乎为我们的街道「产生」了新想法。 I still walk past it on my way home.我回家的路上仍会走过那里。

Later, other people saw it and asked questions.后来，其他人看到了它，开始提出问题。 They planted seeds, and soon had food to share.他们种下种子，很快有了可以分享的食物。 Now the idea generally finds a place in many neighborhoods.现在这个想法「通常」能在许多社区找到位置。 The next generation began to generalize from those beds.「下一代」人开始从那些苗床「归纳」出经验。

That generalization was not the whole story.那个「概括」并不是故事的全部。 Some say not every neighborhood is the same.有人说，并不是每个社区都一样。 Some have more sun or money, so one general directive fits few streets.有些地方阳光或钱更多，所以一条「总体」的「指令」只适合少数街道。 A fair criticism is that a city report made the garden sound cheap.一个公平的「批评」是，一份城市报告把菜园说得又便宜又容易。

I think that criticism is useful, because a clear voice helps a project improve.我认为那种「批评」是有用的，因为明确的声音能帮项目改进。 Some people criticize every new plan, but I try not to.有些人会「批评」每个新计划，但我尽量不这样。 Those critical notes led us to choose better tools.那些「批判性的」意见让我们选择了更好的工具。 Now I look at new plans with care, and smile.现在我审慎地看待新计划，也会微笑。