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Last spring I found a broken pot in my grandmother's old house.去年春天，我在祖母的老房子里发现了一个破罐子。 It was made of red clay and had sat in a damp corner for years.它是用红「黏土」做的，在一个「潮湿」的角落里放了好多年。 I did not intend to keep it, but my mother said it was worth a try.我本来不「打算」留着它，但母亲说值得试一试。

At first I had no clue how to repair the old crack.起初我完全不知道该怎么修补那道旧裂缝。 Friends tend to say that such pots are never worth the work.朋友们「往往」说这种罐子根本不值得花功夫。 My father asked the family to vote on the question one evening.一天晚上，父亲让全家人就这件事「投票」。 In the end they let me keep it and clean it myself.最后他们同意让我留着它，自己慢慢清理。

There was no simple cure, so I chose a slow rate plus care.没有简单的「疗法」，所以我选择了放慢「速度」，「加上」细心照料。 I cleaned the crack with a little weak acid and an old brush.我用一点弱「酸」和一把旧刷子清理了裂缝。 The pot was probably a practice piece from a village workshop.这个罐子大概是某个村办作坊的练习作品。

It sat by the back door of that workshop for many months.它在那个作坊的后门旁边放了好几个月。 The dust there was bad for the workers, so they opened a window.那里的灰尘对工人们不好，所以他们把窗户打开了。 Restoring it taught me that care is its own reward.修复它让我明白，用心本身就是回报。