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Last spring I watched workers clean our canal.去年春天，我看着工人清理我们那条运河的「水道」。 That canal runs beneath the oldest part of town.那条运河从镇上最老的地方「下面」穿过。 The town asked a citizen group for help, because an old barrier in the canal had made the water unsafe.镇上请了一个「市民」小组帮忙，因为水道里一道旧的「障碍物」让这些水变得不安全。 No one person was capable of fixing it, but together we were.没有哪一个人有「能力」修好它，但我们一起就可以。

In the first week, heavy rain gave the channel more water than its capacity could hold.第一周里，大雨给这条水道带来的水超过了它「容量」能承受的量。 Workers built a platform to capture clear pictures of the plants.工人搭了一个台子，用来「捕捉」植物的清晰画面。 Our team counted an average of ten plants in each sample.我们小组每个样本「平均」清点出十株植物。 Testing became a habit, and we shared each result.检测成了习惯，我们把每次结果分享出去。

Today the water is clear, and the plants beneath it.现在水清了，还有「下面」的那些植物。 A music teacher plays old songs near the bank.一位音乐老师在岸边演奏一些老歌。 That song is now a classic in town.那首曲子现在成了镇上的「经典」。 The cleanup turned a slow capability into a daily routine.这次清理把一种缓慢的「潜力」变成了每天的习惯。

It took three years, small hands, and a little rain.它花了三年、很多双小手，还有一点雨水。 A citizen is capable of more than walking past a problem.一个「市民」能做的，不只是从问题旁边走过去。 A town keeps its warm spirit only by work.一个镇子的温暖气氛只能靠大家一起做事来维持。