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开始练这一级 →Last year our small city lost two old factories.去年，我们这座小城失去了两家老工厂。 Many people asked what the economic future of the town would be.很多人问，这座城未来的「经济的」前景会是什么样。 One economist came to the school to explain her investigation.一位「经济学家」来到学校，讲解她的「调查」。
She said the numbers alone could never describe a place like ours.她说，光靠数字永远无法说清我们这样的地方。 The older workers had skills, but new jobs were not equal in pay.年长的工人有手艺，但新工作的报酬并不「相等」。 She spoke about equality as something a town must build.她谈到「平等」，说这是一座城必须自己去建的东西。 We walked through the empty buildings and saw the quiet lines.我们走过那些空厂房，看到了安静的流水线。
My father said he was truly ready to learn a new trade.我父亲说他真的准备去学一门新手艺。 He told me a person can grow economically and still feel poor.他告诉我，一个人可以在「经济上」成长，却仍然觉得穷。 The town set up a small class for anyone who wanted to retrain.城里为想重新学技能的人开了一个小班。
The teacher said the returns of growth should be shared more equally.老师说，增长的回报应当更「均等地」分给大家。 She asked us to think about inequality in our daily lives.她让我们想想日常生活里的「不平等」。 Now I have a definite plan to study economics after school.现在我有「确定的」计划，毕业后去学经济学。 The local economy is still weak, but people are learning to move on.当地的「经济」仍然疲弱，但人们正在学着向前走。
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