高频通用词 第 253 级 · 阅读短文

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Mira asked me to join a small group that read old scripture.米拉邀我加入一个小圈子，他们读古老的「经文」。 They meet in a garden.他们在一个花园里见面。 My first answer was a quick rejection, because I was tired.我的第一个回答是干脆的「拒绝」，因为我很累。 She was not upset, and kept a chair for me.她并不生气，还为我留了一把椅子。

On Tuesday I found eight people around one lamp; that quotation eased my fear.周二我看到八个人围着一盏灯，那句「引语」让我的害怕减轻了。 Their old letters confused me, so I feared sounding foolish.他们那些古老的信件让我困惑，所以我害怕自己说出蠢话。 So we agreed to read one page and stop early.于是我们说好只读一页，早点停下来。 We could change the order, whichever felt easier for the group.我们可以换顺序，「无论哪个」让全组轻松都行。 We agreed to meet daily and reinforce and stabilize the habit.我们说好每天见面，一起「加强」这件事，让这个习惯「稳定下来」。

Mr. Hale was resistant at the start.黑尔先生一开始很「抵触」。 We gave him ten minutes.我们没有争辩，只是给了他十分钟。 That tolerance changed the room; he began to listen.那份「宽容」改变了那个房间，他开始倾听。 He started to recognize that a hard rule was not respect.他开始「认识到」，严格的规则并不是尊重。

One evening he was unfair, and he came back to apologize.有天晚上他很不公平，后来回来「道歉」了。 Now we are a selective group of twelve.现在我们是一个十二人的「精选」小组。 New people join when they are ready, with a simple strategic aim.新的人只有准备好了才加入，我们有一个简单而有「战略眼光」的目标。 Keep the circle small and open.让圈子保持小而开放。