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My town looked very different twenty years ago.二十年前，我的小镇看起来非常不一样。 A wave of new shops had changed it fast.一股新店铺的浪潮很快改变了它。 The main street was full of shops, and the noise never stopped.主街上满是店铺，噪音从未停过。 People came from everywhere to buy small things there.人们从各地赶来，在那里买些小东西。

The change was statistically clear and widespread: shops closed one after another.这种变化「在统计上」很清楚，也非常「普遍」：店铺一家接一家关门。 Few people walked on that street throughout the day.「整日」在白天，那条街上都几乎没有行人。 A group of neighbors decided to save the old stone theater.一群邻居决定救下那座古老的石头戏院。

We worked for two years, and the work was tremendous.我们干了两年，那份工作「巨大」得难以想象。 First we fixed the roof and the front door.我们先修了屋顶和前门。 Then we found money for the lights and the seats inside.然后我们为里面的灯和座椅筹到了钱。 It took a long time, but we eventually reached our aim.花了很长时间，但我们「最终」达到了目标。 The theater opened on a cold night in spring.戏院在春天一个寒冷的夜晚开门了。

Six hundred came, a statistical result we did not anticipate.六百人来了，这是我们没有「预料」到的一个「统计上的」结果。 Altogether, that evening brought a warm feeling back to the town.「总共」有这么多人，那一晚给小镇带回了温暖的感觉。 I appreciate those years now, and I know how hard it is to accomplish something real.如今我很「感激」那些年，也明白要「完成」一件真正的事有多难。 It is never too early to start.开始永远不算太早。