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Our city housing office kept every form on paper for years.我们城市的住房办公室很多年都把每份表格存在纸上。 That was the usual way, and nobody questioned it.那是平常的做法，没有人质疑过它。 When the old building closed, we had to find accommodation for the staff.旧楼关闭时，我们得为职员找「住处」。 The administration chose a small office near the river.「管理部门」在河边选了一间小办公室。

The first week there showed a significant problem.到那里的第一周就让我们看到了一个「重大的」问题。 Boxes of paper filled the room, and we found nothing quickly.一箱箱纸堆满了房间，我们什么都找不到。 The manager asked whether an alternative plan might work better.经理问是否有「另一种」方案可能更好。 She suggested moving the records into a computer system.她建议把档案搬进电脑系统。

The acquisition of new machines took only a few days.新设备的「购置」只花了几天。 Afterward, every new form was stored automatically.此后，每份新表格都会「自动」存档。 I must acknowledge that I doubted her at first.我必须「承认」自己起初怀疑过她。 The old habit felt safe, and the new screen felt strange.旧习惯让人安心，新屏幕却让人陌生。 As a consequence, we lost two days of work.「结果」是我们损失了两天的工作。

Unfortunately, we learned the program slowly at first.「不幸的是」，我们起初学这个程序学得很慢。 Consequently, the second week went much better.「因此」，第二周顺利得多。 Now I see how modern offices really run.现在我看到现代办公室真正是怎么运作的。 A young worker told me she had never used paper forms.一位年轻同事告诉我，她从没用过纸质表格。