高频通用词 第 254 级 · 阅读短文

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Our town meets each spring to set a budget.我们镇每年春天开会定预算。 The mayor calls the meeting a small exercise in democracy.镇长说，这个会是一次「民主」的小小实践。 Anyone may speak, and the vote is open.谁都可以发言，投票是公开的。 Father says that democratic habit matters.父亲说，这种「民主的」习惯很重要。

Last year the talk turned to prices.去年，话题转到了物价上。 Inflation made bread and tickets cost more.「通货膨胀」让面包和车票更贵了。 Some families said their income could not cover the month.有些家庭说，收入撑不过这个月。 A teacher asked about the incentive behind one plan.一位老师问起某个计划背后的「激励」。 The mayor wanted to subtract two roads from it.镇长想从里面「减去」两条路。

A salesman then described a derivative.一位销售员接着介绍了一种金融「衍生品」。 He said it could turn a small debt into a sudden loss.他说，它能一笔小债变成一笔突然的损失。 Two older women spoke about corruption.两位年长的妇女谈到「腐败」问题。 They said small payments had bought a large contract.她们说，小额的钱买下了一份很大的合同。 Our neighbor comes from a country that uses the rub.我们的邻居来自一个用「卢布」的国家。

Tonight we cannot fix the whole system.今晚我们修不好整个制度。 But we can coordinate a group of twelve.但我们能「协调」一个十二人的小组。 We write each question on one page.我们把每个问题都写在一页纸上。 That simple coordination shortens the next meeting.这种简单的「协调」让下次开会更短。 I recognize that small steps matter, and we apologize less often now.我「认识到」小事也重要，如今我们「道歉」的次数少了很多。