高频通用词 第 190 级 · 阅读短文

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An old military man lived alone in a small town.一个「军人」出身的人独自住在一座小镇上。 Every morning he listened to a small radio.每天早晨他都听一台小收音机。 Its one function was to receive a signal from a distant source.它唯一的「功能」是接收来自远方「来源」的信号。 He never told anyone what that signal meant.他从不告诉任何人那个信号是什么意思。

In his previous job he looked after telephone lines under a contract.在「先前」的工作里，他按一份「合同」照看电话线。 He worked for a minister and travelled to small towns.他为一位「部长」做事，跑过不少小镇。 He had to maintain the wires and keep the old system functional.他必须「维护」电线，让旧系统保持「正常运转」。 When those offices closed, his work ended without warning.那些办事处关掉后，他的工作毫无预兆地停了。

The signal came at seven each morning, from the north.信号每天早晨七点从北方来。 People said the military kept a station on a cold hill.人们说「军队」在那边一座寒冷的山丘上设过站点。 They said it guarded the coast from the sea.他们说它是为了守住那片海岸。 The town's main resource was the river below the hill.镇上最重要的「资源」是山下的那条河。

One Monday the signal stopped as quickly as it began.一个星期一的早晨，信号停了，停得像开始时一样快。 He went to the station and found the room empty.他去了那个站点，发现房间空空的。 A young woman there called it the end of a campaign.那里的年轻女子称，那是一场「运动」的结束。 He knew then that his job was to remember, not to listen.他这才明白，他的事不是听，而是记住。