高频通用词 第 241 级 · 阅读短文

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Last spring I drove to a small village in the hills.去年春天，我开车去了山里一个小村子。 The road made a wide curve amongst low green fields.那条路在低矮的绿色田野「之中」画出一道宽宽的「弧线」。 A friend told me an old woman there could still weave cloth.一位朋友告诉我，那里有位老妇人还能「织」布。

Her room was warm, and the air smelled of clean wool.她的房间很暖和，空气里有干净羊毛的气味。 She often used dry humor about her age, her slow hands, and the tumor she beat.她常常拿自己的年纪、变慢的手，还有她战胜过的「肿瘤」开一点冷「幽默」的玩笑。 She said her skill was the main asset of the village.她说她的手艺是这个村子主要的「资产」。 Her family had kept that special breed of sheep for years.她家养这种特别的「品种」的羊已经很多年了。

Then she sat down and moved the heavy bar forth.然后她坐下来，把沉重的横杆向「前」推。 Her fingers crossed the threads in a slow, careful dance.她的手指在线的交叉处缓慢而仔细地移动，像一支舞。 For one hour the old frame sounded like quiet music.有一个小时，那副旧木架发出的声音像轻柔的音乐。 She kept a paper index of every pattern near the door.她在门边放着一份每张花样的纸质「索引」。

After a short talk I understood why her age bracket still works.简短聊过之后，我明白了为什么她那个年龄「段」的人还在工作。 She gave me a compact book with pictures of her cloth.她给了我一本「小巧的」册子，里面有她织的布的图片。 On the way home I knew the unity of the village lives in such work.回家的路上我知道，村子的「团结」就活在这样一门手艺里。