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There is a small repair shop near my home.我家附近有一家小小的修理店。 Old machines are fixed there and go back into daily use.旧机器在那里被修好，然后重新回到日常使用中。 The owner says repair is more productive than new production.店主说，修理比新的「生产」更「有成效」。 I asked him about his work one morning.一天早上，我问起他的工作。

He told me that each machine has many parts.他告诉我，每台机器都有很多零件。 Those parts interact with each other.这些零件互相「相互作用」。 He finds quiet work more interesting than any game.他觉得这种安静的活儿比任何游戏都「有趣」。 He also helps young workers learn his skills.他也帮助年轻工人学习这门手艺。 One of them was not interested in the work at first.他们中有一个起初对这份工作并不「感兴趣」。

The owner taught him how the parts work together and produce results.店主教他这些零件如何一起配合，从而「产出」结果。 The young man learned that careful work raises productivity.年轻人明白了，细心的活儿能提高「生产率」。 I told this story to a friend.我把这个故事讲给我的一位朋友听。 The friend said such a small thing is still meaningful.朋友说，这样一件小事依然有意义。

Old radios from years ago come to the shop.很多年前的老收音机也会送到这家店里。 He says that reproduction of an old radio is slow work.他说，一台老收音机的「复制」是很慢的活儿。 He can reproduce one part from an old drawing.他能照着旧图纸「复制出」一个零件。 Now his shop is never empty.现在他的店里从不冷清。 He has great interest in every part of his work.他对工作的每个部分都有极大的「兴趣」。