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Our town library almost closed last year.我们镇上的「图书馆」去年差点关门。 The federal government cut support, so the town paid the rest.「联邦」政府削减了支持，所以剩下的钱由镇上出。 Half a year passed, and nobody knew if it would stay open.半年过去了，没有人知道它还能不能一直开着。

Readers raised money, and a retired teacher wrote a plan.读者们筹了钱，一位退休教师写了一份计划。 I watched the finance reports as closely as my bills.我把那些「财政」报表看得和自己的账单一样仔细。 My father worked for a financial company in the city.我父亲在城里一家「金融」公司上班。 The library costs more than people think, and heating grew expensive.图书馆的花费比人们想的多，取暖也越来越贵。

Still, nobody wanted to abandon the old reading room.尽管如此，没有人愿意「放弃」那间老阅览室。 At the town meeting, a variety of voices argued for it.在镇上的会议上，各种「不同」的声音为它说话。 A mother, a farmer and students told the same story differently.一位母亲、一位农民和几名学生用不同的说法讲了同样的故事。 Our new chair asked us to respect the older members.我们的新主席请我们「尊重」那些老会员。

In the absence of new state money, we depended on ourselves.在没有新的州政府拨款的「缺席」情况下，我们只能依靠自己。 Our defense was to take old books from closing schools and ask for help.我们的「防御」办法是从要关门的学校拿旧书，并向人求助。 Despite the hard year, that success gave us strength.「尽管」那一年很难，那点成功还是给了我们力量。 Now I often reflect on that year, and I see how care keeps a public place alive.现在我常常「回想」那一年，也明白了正是关心让一个公共场所活了下来。