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The factory in our town shut on a cold morning.我们镇上的那家工厂在一个寒冷的早晨「关闭」了。 Even inside my room I could feel the change.即使在自己房间里，我也能感到那种变化。 The air near the old building was never horrible.老厂房附近的空气从来不算「可怕」。 It was a warm mix of oil and hot iron.它是油和热铁混在一起的一种暖味。

At first the layoffs looked innocent enough.起初，裁员的事看起来「无辜」得很。 They began with a short talk and a few papers.它们从一段短短的讲话和几张纸开始。 Loss can affect a man in many ways.失去会「影响」一个人很多地方。 A small budget can absorb a hard month at home.一份小小的「预算」能「吸收」家里艰难的一个月。 For twenty years the factory absorbed his mornings, and the line was his world.二十年里，那家工厂「吸收」了他的每个早晨，而那条生产线就是他的整个世界。

That was one part of his life.那是他生活的一部分。 Each detail of it lived in his hands.那条线的每一个「细节」都长在他手上。 He kept one simple idea about work in mind.他心里只记着关于工作的一个简单想法。 He said the rule was simple: finish what you start.他说规则很简单：开始的事就要做完。

Years later I returned, and the building was empty.多年以后我回到那里，楼已经空了。 Cold air moved within the broken walls.冷空气在「破墙之内」流动。 I was grateful, and I did not hesitate to take one last upward look.我「感激」不已，也毫不「犹豫」地最后「向上」看了一眼。 That moment stays with me like a light at night.那一刻留在我心里，像夜里的一盏灯。